Overview
Presents state-of-the-art biomineralization research, including basic mechanism, inorganic/organic interactions, and evolution
Discusses analyses of species-specific nano-structures of various biominerals based on extensive microscopic observations
Describes molecular and cellular mechanisms of biomineralization, including ion transport and roles of organic matrices
Addresses application of the fundamental mechanism of biomineralization to medical, dental, materials, agricultural, aquacultural, and environmental sciences
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Table of contents (44 papers)
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Front Matter
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Structure and Analysis of Biominerals
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Molecular and Cellular Regulation of Biomineralization
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Genome-Based Analysis of Biomineralization
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About this book
This open access book is the proceedings of the 14th International Symposium on Biomineralization (BIOMIN XIV) held in 2017 at Tsukuba. Over the past 45 years, biomineralization research has unveiled details of the characteristics of the nano-structure of various biominerals; the formation mechanism of this nano-structure, including the initial stage of crystallization; and the function of organic matrices in biominerals, and this knowledge has been applied to dental, medical, pharmaceutical, materials, agricultural and environmental sciences and paleontology. As such, biomineralization is an important interdisciplinary research area, and further advances are expected in both fundamental and applied research.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Kazuyoshi Endo
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
Graduate School of Science
The University of Tokyo
Tokyo, Japan
Toshihiro Kogure
Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
Graduate School of Science
The University of Tokyo
Tokyo, Japan
Hiromichi Nagasawa
Department of Biological Chemistry
Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences
The University of Tokyo
Tokyo, Japan
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Biomineralization
Book Subtitle: From Molecular and Nano-structural Analyses to Environmental Science
Editors: Kazuyoshi Endo, Toshihiro Kogure, Hiromichi Nagasawa
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-1002-7
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and the Author(s) 2018
License: CC BY
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-13-1001-0Published: 10 October 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-13-4547-0Published: 19 January 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-981-13-1002-7Published: 09 October 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 413
Number of Illustrations: 116 b/w illustrations, 67 illustrations in colour
Topics: Biochemistry, general, Mineralogy, Inorganic Chemistry, Cell Biology, Biomaterials, Dentistry