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Biomineralization: New Routes to Crystal Engineering

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 February 2011

Stephen Mann,
Brigid R. Heywood,
Jon M. Didymus,
Sundara Rajam,
Vanessa J. Wade and
Justin B. A. Walker
Stephen Mann
Affiliation:
School of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, UK.
Brigid R. Heywood
Affiliation:
School of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, UK.
Jon M. Didymus
Affiliation:
School of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, UK.
Sundara Rajam
Affiliation:
School of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, UK.
Vanessa J. Wade
Affiliation:
School of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, UK.
Justin B. A. Walker
Affiliation:
School of Chemistry, University of Bath, Bath BA2 7AY, UK.
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Abstract

This paper discusses the principal features of biomineralization in relation to the controlled crystallization of inorganic materials, and the modelling of these concepts in vitro. The biological strategies adopted in the regulation of nucleation and growth are; (a) the use of constrained reaction environments, (b) the synthesis of chemically and structurally specific organic macromolecules, and (c) the secretion of tailor-made additives of low and high molecular weight. Underlying these strategies is the concept of molecular recognition at interfaces comprising organic and inorganic surfaces. The structural, electrostatic and stereochemical aspects of these interfacial interactions in systems involving supramolecular asemblies, Langmuir monomolecular films and tailored additives will be described.

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