title: Cnidarians biomineral in tissue engineering: a review.
abstract: Biomineralization is the process by which organisms precipitate minerals. Crystals formed in this way are exploited by the organisms for a variety of purposes, including mechanical support and protection of soft tissue. Skeletal precipitation, via millions of years of evolution, has produced a wide variety of architectural configurations and material properties. It is exactly these properties that now attract the attention of researchers searching for new materials for a variety of biomedical applications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biotechnology Engineering, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel. rvago@bgu.ac.il
authors.forename: Razi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vago
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000378:metabolism; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D003063:Cnidaria / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000502:physiology*; D009474:Neurons / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D023822:Tissue Engineering / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials