2016/04/05 by Christèle Combes, Sophie Cazalbou, Christian Rey · 1 citation
Engineering · Materials Science · Medicine · Chemistry · #Bone Tissue Engineering Materials #Calcium Carbonate Crystallization and Inhibition #Bone and Dental Protein Studies #Apatite #Diagenesis #Biomineralization #Enamel paint #Calcium #Materials science #Mineralogy #Chemical engineering #Chemistry #Geology #Metallurgy #Composite material #Paleontology
paper · pdf · doi:10.3390/min6020034
openalex publication_date 2016/04/05 · openalex created_date 2022/01/25 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/30
Calcium phosphate apatites offer outstanding biological adaptability that can be attributed to their specific physico-chemical and structural properties. The aim of this review is to summarize and discuss the specific characteristics of calcium phosphate apatite biominerals in vertebrate hard tissues (bone, dentine and enamel). Firstly, the structural, elemental and chemical compositions of apatite biominerals will be summarized, followed by the presentation of the actual conception of the fine structure of synthetic and biological apatites, which is essentially based on the existence of a hydrated layer at the surface of the nanocrystals. The conditions of the formation of these biominerals and the hypothesis of the existence of apatite precursors will be discussed. Then, we will examine the evolution of apatite biominerals, especially during bone and enamel aging and also focus on the adaptability of apatite biominerals to the biological function of their related hard tissues. Finally, the diagenetic evolution of apatite fossils will be analyzed.