Principles of Crystal Nucleation and Growth

James J. De Yoreo

Reviews in Mineralogy and Geochemistry · 2003 · 1.2K citations · 61 references

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Abstract

In the most general sense, biomineralization is a process by which organisms produce materials solutions for their own functional requirements. Because so many biomineral products are derived from an initial solution phase and are either completely crystalline or include crystalline components, an understanding of the physical principles

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