Morphogenesis and Structure of Human Teeth in Relation to Biomimetically Grown Fluorapatite−Gelatine Composites

Susanne Busch, Ulrich Schwarz, Rüdiger Kniep

Chemistry of Materials · 2001 · 142 citations · 65 references

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Abstract

Biominerals are impressive composite materials because of their complex organization and perfect adaptation to the demands of living organisms. Structure and development of human teeth are compared to similar composite systems that develop in vitro under biomimetic conditions without the controlling influence of cells.

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