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Biomineralization

A crystal-clear view

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The mechanisms of biomineralization remain hotly debated. Now high-resolution microscopy yields unsurpassed insight into mechanisms relevant both to the biomineralization of bone and teeth and to pathological mineralization.

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Figure 1: Mineralization of a collagen fibril.
Figure 2: Surface-directed mineralization of calcium phosphate.

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  1. Helmut Cölfen is in the Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Konstanz, Universitätsstrasse 10, D-78457 Konstanz, Germany. helmut.coelfen@uni-konstanz.de,

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Cölfen, H. A crystal-clear view. Nature Mater 9, 960–961 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat2911

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