Journal
ADVANCED HEALTHCARE MATERIALS
Volume 7, Issue 18, Pages -Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/adhm.201800178
Keywords
bioinspired materials; biomaterials; biomineralization; hierarchical materials; regenerative medicines
Funding
- ERC Starting Grant (STROFUNSCAFF)
- Marie Curie Integration Grant FP7-PEOPLE-2013-CIG (BIOMORPH)
- Institute of Bioengineering and Life Sciences Initiative at QMUL
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Biomineralization is a highly dynamic, yet controlled, process that many living creatures employ to develop functional tissues such as tooth enamel, bone, and others. A major goal in materials science is to create bioinspired functional structures based on the precise organization of building blocks across multiple length scales. Therefore, learning how nature has evolved to use biomineralization could inspire new ways to design and develop synthetic hierarchical materials with enhanced functionality. Toward this goal, this review dissects the current understanding of structure-function relationships of dental enamel and bone using a materials science perspective and discusses a wide range of synthetic technologies that aim to recreate their hierarchical organization and functionality. Insights into how these strategies could be applied for regenerative medicine and dentistry are also provided.
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