Biomineralization and Biominerals
A section of Minerals (ISSN 2075-163X).
Section Information
Biominerals are natural organo–mineral biocomposites. There are unresolved questions about the factors that control their formation and growth in tests, shells and skeletons, and how some diseases modify their properties. The field covered by the Biomineralization and Biominerals Section extends from the structure to the composition of mineral and organic components of plants, fungi, algae, vertebrates and invertebrates. Methods for characterization at macro, micro, nano and atomic level of biominerals are included. Contributions from a broad community working on fundamental research and/or applications in biology, medicine, inspired biomaterials, evolution, diagenesis, etc., based on modern and ancient (fossil) biominerals are expected.
Keywords
- Shells
- Tests
- Bone
- Teeth
- Micro–nanostructure
- Phase transformation
- Mineralogy
- Crystallography
- Composition
- Organic components
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Special Issues
Following special issues within this section are currently open for submissions:
- Interaction between Microorganisms and Metals in Extreme Environments (Deadline: 15 July 2022)
- Advances in Bioremediation and Biomining Research (Deadline: 19 August 2022)
- Biominerals and Bio-Inspired Materials (Deadline: 26 August 2022)
- Biomineralization of Iron and Manganese: Functions and Environmental Applications (Deadline: 31 August 2022)
- Biomineral Inspired Materials for Regenerative Medicine (Deadline: 18 October 2022)
- Feature Papers in Biomineralization and Biominerals 2022 (Deadline: 28 October 2022)
- Biomineralization in Marine Environments (Deadline: 30 October 2022)
- Polar Marine Carbonates (Deadline: 15 December 2022)
- Frontiers in Induced Carbonate Precipitation (Deadline: 31 December 2022)
- Palaeogeographic and Palaeoclimatic Changes Recorded by Microfossils (Deadline: 31 December 2022)
- Microbial Biomineralization and Organimineralization (Deadline: 31 March 2023)
- Recent Advances of Hydroxyapatite and Its Applications, Volume II (Deadline: 15 April 2023)