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The mineral/life interface - prebiotic chemistry, biomineralization, advanced biomimetic materials

Comments

Since the time when the Earth was a lifeless planet, abiotically made organic molecules have interacted with minerals. The process of molecular recognition at the organic-mineral interface has evolved giving rise to hybrid structures of increasing complexity ranging from the molecules that are the bricks of life to the hierarchical structures typical of biominerals such as bones, teeth, and shells. The evolutionary development of biominerals has followed their functional role, with vital properties that have been added over time in the respect of an optimal use of available resources with minimal energy demand. Understanding the formation mechanisms of biominerals is a source of inspiration for the synthesis of new materials. All these topics are the subjects of the session.

Chair persons

Name	Family	Institution	City	Country	Region
Juan Manuel	García-Ruiz	Instituto Andaluz de Ciencias de la Tierra	Granada	Spain	ECA
Giuseppe	Falini	University of Bologna	Bologna	Italy	ECA

Invited speakers

Name	Family	Institution	City	Country	Title
Abel	Moreno	Universidad Nacional Autnoma Mexico	Mexico City	Mexico	The role of intramineral proteins involved into the biomineralization of calcium carbonate in eggshells formation. Implications to the dinosaurs´ extinction
Boaz	Pokroy	Technion, Israel Institute of Technology	Haifa	Israel	Incoporation of amino acids into inorganic crystalline hosts: from biomineralization to bio-Inspired band gap engineering