Covering: up to 2007 Biosilicification is an evolutionarily old and widespread type of
biomineralization both in unicellular and multicellular organisms, including sponges …

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a noninvasive imaging technique that today
constitutes one of the main pillars of preclinical and clinical imaging. MRI's capacity to depict …

Sponges (phylum Porifera) had been considered as an enigmatic phylum, prior to the
analysis of their genetic repertoire/tool kit. Already with the isolation of the first adhesion …

Structural biomaterials are hierarchically organized and biofabricated. Although the
structural complexity of most bioskeletons can be traced back from the millimeter-scale to the …

Background Traditional comparative morphological analyses and subsequent three-
dimensional reconstructions suffer from a number of drawbacks. This is particularly evident …

Biogenic metal oxides (MxOy) feature structures as highly functional and unique as the
organisms generating them. They have caught the attention of scientists for the development …

Biomineralization, biosilicification in particular (ie the formation of biogenic silica, SiO 2), has
become an exciting source of inspiration for the development of novel bionic approaches …

The frequency of life forms in the fossil record is largely determined by the extent to which
they were mineralised at the time of their death. In addition to mineral structures, many …

Exceptionally well-preserved specimens of the reticulosan sponge Cyathophycus loydelli
from the Sandbian (Late Ordovician) Llanfawr Mudstones Formation of Llandrindod, Waes …

Biomineralization, biosilicification in particular (ie the formation of biogenic silica, SiO 2), has
become an exciting source of inspiration for the development of novel bionic approaches …