Biomineralization

<div>Preface.-Part&nbsp;I.&nbsp;Structure and analysis of biominerals.-&nbsp;1&nbsp;&nbsp;On the transition temperature to calcite and cell lengths for various biogenic aragonite.-2&nbsp;&nbsp;TEM study of the radular teeth of the chiton Acanthopleura japonica.-&nbsp;3&nbsp;&nbsp;Experimental cremation of bone - crystallite size and lattice parameter evolution.-4&nbsp;&nbsp;Effect of carbonic anhydrase immobilized on eggshell membranes on calcium carbonate crystallization&nbsp;in vitro.-5&nbsp;Proteomic Analysis of Venomous Fang Matrix Proteins of&nbsp;Protobothrops flavoviridis&nbsp;(Habu) Snake.-&nbsp;6&nbsp;Characterization of goldfish scales by vibrational spectroscopic analyses.-7&nbsp;&nbsp;Relationship between Bone Morphology and Bone Quality in Female Femurs: Implication for Additive Risk of Alternative Forced Molting.-8&nbsp;&nbsp;Spectroscopic investigation of shell pigments from the family Neritidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda).-9&nbsp;3D visualization of calcified and non-calcified molluscan tissues using computed tomography.-Part&nbsp;II&nbsp; Molecular and cellular regulation of biomineralization.-10&nbsp;&nbsp;Calcium Ion and Mineral Pathways in Biomineralization: a Perspective.-11&nbsp;&nbsp;Identification of barnacle shell proteins by transcriptome and proteomic approaches.-12&nbsp;&nbsp;The optical characteristics of cultured Akoya pearl are influenced by both donor and recipient oysters.-13&nbsp;&nbsp;Influence of B vitamins on proliferation and differentiation of osteoblastic bovine cell cultures; an&nbsp;in vitro&nbsp;study.-14&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Rice plant biomineralization: Electron microscopic study on plant opals and exploration of organic matrices involved in biosilica formation.-15&nbsp;&nbsp;DMP1 binds specifically to type I collagen and regulates mineral nucleation and growth.-16&nbsp;&nbsp;Exploration of genes associated with sponge silicon biomineralization in the whole genome sequence of the hexactinellid&nbsp;Euplectella curvistellata.-Part&nbsp;III&nbsp; Genome-based analysis of biomineralization.-17&nbsp;&nbsp;The origin and early evolution of SCPP genes and tissue mineralization in vertebrates.-Part&nbsp;IV&nbsp; Evolution in biomineralization.-18&nbsp;Immunolocalization of enamel matrix protein-like proteins in the tooth enameloid of actinopterygian bony fish.-19&nbsp;&nbsp;Geographical and seasonal variations of the shell microstructures in the bivalve&nbsp;Scapharca broughtonii.-Part&nbsp;V&nbsp; Biomineralization in medical and dental sciences.-20&nbsp;&nbsp;Enhancement of bone tissue repair by octacalcium phosphate crystallizing into hydroxyapatite in situ.-21&nbsp;&nbsp;The relationship between the structure and calcification of dentin and the role of melatonin.-22&nbsp;&nbsp;Fabrication of hydroxyapatite nanofibers with high aspect ratio&nbsp;via&nbsp;low-temperature wet precipitation methods under acidic conditions.-23&nbsp;&nbsp;Physico-chemical characterisation of the processes involved in enamel remineralisation by CPP-ACP.-24&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Molecular Interactions of Peptide Encapsulated Calcium Phosphate Delivery Vehicle at Enamel Surfaces.-25&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Preparation of random and aligned polycaprolactone fiber as template for classical calcium oxalate through electrocrystallization.-Part&nbsp;VI&nbsp; Bio-inspired materials science and engineering.-26&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Dysprosium biomineralization by acidophilic fungus&nbsp;Penidiella&nbsp;sp. strain T9 and its application for metal recovery.-27&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Various shapes of gold nanoparticles synthesized by glycolipids extracted from&nbsp;Lactobacillus casei.-28&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Octacalcium phosphate overgrowth on -tricalcium phosphate substrate in metastable calcium phosphate solution.-Part&nbsp;VII&nbsp; Biominerals for environmental and paleoenvironmental sciences.-29&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Coral-based approaches to paleoclimate studies, future ocean environment assessment, and disaster research.-30&nbsp;&nbsp;An elemental fractionation mechanism common to biogenic calcium carbonate.-31&nbsp;&nbsp;Biomineralization of metallic tellurium by bacteria isolated from deep marine sediment in Niigata Bay Japan.-32&nbsp;&nbsp;Calcium oxalate crystals in plant communities of the southeast of the Pampean Plain, Argentina.-33&nbsp;&nbsp;Iron and calcium biomineralizations in the Pampean coastal plains, Argentina: their role in the environmental reconstruction of the Holocene.-Part&nbsp;VIII&nbsp; Mollusk shell formation.-34&nbsp;&nbsp;Skeletal organic matrices in molluscs: origin, evolution, diagenesis.-35&nbsp;&nbsp;Functional Analysis on Shelk2 of Pacific Oyster.-36&nbsp;&nbsp;Mollusk shells: Does the nacro-prismatic “model” exist?.-37&nbsp;&nbsp;The Marsh’s membrane: a key-role for a forgotten structure.-38&nbsp;&nbsp;Pearl production by implantation of outer epithelial cells isolated from the mantle of&nbsp;Pinctada fucata&nbsp;and&nbsp;theeffects of blending of epithelial cells with different genetic backgrounds on pearl quality.-39&nbsp;&nbsp;Functional analyses of MMP genes in the ligament of&nbsp;Pinctada fucata.-40&nbsp;&nbsp;Chitin degraded by chitinolytic enzymes induces crystal defects of calcites.-41&nbsp;&nbsp;Screening for genes participating in the formation of prismatic and nacreous layers of the Japanese pearl oyster&nbsp;Pincatada fucata&nbsp;by RNA interference knockdown.-42&nbsp;&nbsp;Gene expression patterns in the mantle and pearl sac tissues of the pearl oyster&nbsp;Pinctada fucata.-Part IX&nbsp;Appendix.-43&nbsp;&nbsp;Selected SEM and TEM images.<br></div>