Biomineralization: Principles and Concepts in Bioinorganic Materials Chemistry

ISBN-13: 9780198508823 / Angielski / Miękka / 2002 / 216 str.

Stephen Mann

Opis

From the nano-world of rusty proteins and magnetic compasses in bacter ia to the macroscopic structures of oyster shells, corals, ivory, bone and enamel, biology has evolved a new type of chemistry that brings t ogether the synthesis and construction of hard and soft matter for the design of functionalized inorganic-organic materials. The process tha t gives rise to these small and large inorganic-based structures of li fe is called biomineralization. This book looks at the chemical princi ples and concepts of biomineralization and their application in the ne w field of biomimetic materials chemistry.

Recenzje

This inspriring book ... by one of the leading practictioners in the field, is the fifth in the series of Oxford Chemistry Masters and succeeds stunningly well in achieving the aims of the series in coaching chemists from advanced undergraduate to researcher level.