Biomineralization workshop
From Nanoparticle Assembly to Functional Polymeric Components
08.07.2011
The field of biomineralization comprises the study of biologically produced materials and the assessment of the processes that lead to the formation of these materials. Biological materials are prevaisive on Earth, have occured almost throughout the entire geological record and were and are present in all terrestrial habitats. Evolutionary adaptations have lead to functional solutions that are used as prototypes for composite materials with distinct structural features and material properties. Of particular interest is the ability of terrestrial biological systems to respond and adapt to alterations in the environment.
The emphasis of the workshop is on the following:
1. Mechanisms that are relevant in the assembly of nano-particles, -clusters, -crystals leading to biological crystallization
2. Relation between micron to submicron biomaterial structures and material properties
3. Applications to skeletons relevant in Earth Sciences.
Date
8th July 2011
Location
Lecture room 111,
Department of Earth- and Environmental Sciences
Theresienstr. 41
80333 München
Scientific Organisers
Wolfgang Schmahl, Erika Griesshaber (Department of Earth- and Environmental Sciences & GeoBio-CenterLMU)
Program:
9:15
Welcome by Wolfgang Schmahl
9:20 - 10:30
Lia Addadi (Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel): On amorphous mineral precursor phases in biomineralization (45 minutes lecture 30 minutes discussion)
10:30 - 11:15
Paul Zaslansky (Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces, Potsdam-Golm): Dentine: variations in carbonated apatite mineral arrangements and their relation to tooth function (30 minutes lecture 15 minutes discussion)
11:15 - 11:30
coffee
11:30 - 12:15
Julia Mahamid (Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Martinsried): A structural study of bone mineralization processes in the zebrafish fin and embryonic mouse models (30 minutes lecture 15 minutes discussion)
12:15 - 13:00
Helge Fabritius (Max Planck Institute für Eisenforschung, Düsseldorf): Design principles of crustacean cuticlule: from molecules to skeletal elements (30 minutes lecture 15 minutes discussion)
13:00 - 14:00
lunch
14:00 - 15:15
Nico Sommerdijk (Chemical Engineering and Chemistry, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands): The interaction of calcium carbonate with templates and additives in biomimetic mineralization (45 minutes lecture 30 minutes discussion)
15:15 - 16:00
Dorrit Jacob (Institut für Geowissenschaften, Universität Mainz): Bivalve shells close-up: on ACC and other polymorphs and implications for paleoclimate studies (30 minutes lecture 15 minutes discussion)
16:00 – 16.45
Frank Melzner (Biological Oceanography, GEOMAR – IFM, Kiel): Biomineralziation in bivalve molluscs: effects of ocean acidification and the genes associated with biomineralization (30 minutes lecture 15 minutes discussion)
16:45 - 17:00
coffee
17:00 - 18:15
Helmut Coelfen (Physical Chemistry, Universität Konstanz): Superstructure formation by controlled nanoparticle assembly (45 minutes lecture 30 minutes discussion
afterwards: “self-assembly” in a Bavarian restaurant or beer garden