Contents: M. Fricke, D. Volkmer: Crystallization of Calcium Carbonate Beneath Insoluble Monolayers: Suitable Models of Mineral-Matrix Interactions in Biomineralization?- H. Imai: Self-Organized Formation of Hierarchical Structures.- R. Kniep, P. Simon: Fluorapatite-Gelatine-Nanocomposites: Self-Organized Morphogenesis, Real Structure and Relations to Natural Hard-Materials.- K. Sato: Inorganic-Organic Interfacial Interactions in Hydroxyapatite Mineralization Processes.- C.K. Carney, S.R. Harry, S.l. Sewell, D.W. Wright: Detoxification Biominerals."

In nature, biological organisms produce mineralized tissues such as bone, teeth, diatoms, and shells. Biomineralization is the sophisticated process of production of these inorganic minerals by living organisms. Construction of organic inorganic hybrid materials with controlled mineralization analogous to those produced by nature has recently received much attention because it can aid in understanding the mechanisms of the biomineralization process and development of biomimetic materials processing. The biomineralization ? processes use aqueous solutions at temperatures below 100 C and no...