In the title complex, [Fe(C(10)H(6)N(3)O(4))(2)(H(2)O)(2)], the Fe(II) atom is located on an inversion centre and is trans-coordinated by two N,O-bidentate 5-carb-oxy-2-(3-pyrid-yl)-1H-imidazole-4-carb-oxy-l-ate ligands and two water mol-ecules, defining a distorted octa-hedral environment. A two-dimensional network of N-H⋯O and O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds extending parallel to (110) helps to stabiliz...

The strategy in biomineralization of initially depositing a less ordered mineral and then transforming it into a more crystalline mature phase is probably widespread among invertebrates. The report in this issue by N.J. Crane, V. Popescu, M.D. Morris, P. Steenhuis, M.A. Ignelzi, Raman spectroscopic evidence for octacalcium phosphate and other mineral species deposited during intramembraneous mi...

Recently, calcification was observed on implanted intraocular lens (IOL) surfaces when viscoelastic substances were applied during surgery. To elucidate the mechanisms of mineral formation, the crystallization of calcium phosphates on IOL surfaces was studied in vitro with nanomolar sensitivity using a constant composition method. Three different commercial viscoelastic materials (Viscoat, OcuC...

The circadian rhythms of the calcium oxalate, calcium phosphate, and brushite saturation levels as estimated by the AP(CaOx), AP(CaP), and AP(Bru) indices (Tiselius), respectively, were studied in 5 healthy males on three different occasions. These indices were calculated from the data of urinary specimens collected in 2.5-hour fractions except during sleep. The calcium oxalate and brushite sat...