Cellular control mechanisms of matrix mineralization in the teeth of marine molluscs. These studies are significant as a foundation for the country's current focus on advanced materials and nanotechnology. The production of new materials is critically dependant upon understanding the crystallochemical control organisms, such as chitons and limpets, have over the precipitation of simple compounds, such as the calcium and iron oxides, phosphates and silica, often formed as nanoscale deposits. This ....Cellular control mechanisms of matrix mineralization in the teeth of marine molluscs. These studies are significant as a foundation for the country's current focus on advanced materials and nanotechnology. The production of new materials is critically dependant upon understanding the crystallochemical control organisms, such as chitons and limpets, have over the precipitation of simple compounds, such as the calcium and iron oxides, phosphates and silica, often formed as nanoscale deposits. This study constitutes a systematic in situ exploration of the biomineralization processes that form these composite microstructures and as such will provide a new source of inspiration to the production of new biomaterials.Read moreRead less