The process of enamel biomineralization is multi-step, complex and mediated by organic molecules. The lack of cells in mature enamel leaves it unable to regenerate and hence novel ways of growing enamel-like structures are currently being investigated. Recently, elastin-like protein (ELP) with the analog N-terminal sequence of statherin (STNA15-ELP) has been used to regenerate mineralized tissu...

Microgastropod fauna from the Upper Devonian Cephalopod Bed and overlying Lower Tournaisian strata of the original reference section of the Shishtu Formation have been examined. Twenty genera and one unknown genus have been identified. The original aragonite shells have been replaced either by pyrite or fluorapatite

The teeth of two different shark species (Isurus oxyrinchus and Galeocerdo cuvier) and a geological fluoroapatite single crystal were structurally and chemically characterized. In contrast to dentin, enameloid showed sharp diffraction peaks which indicated a high crystallinity of the enameloid. The lattice parameters of enameloid were close to those of the geological fluoroapatite single crysta...

Various authors have shown that the caries decline in the industrialized countries during recent decades is based on the use of fluorides, of which local fluoride application in the form of fluoridated toothpastes is of primary importance. The caries-protective potential of fluorapatite is quite low; in contrast, dissolved fluorides in the vicinity of enamel are effective both in promoting remi...

Starch, dextrin, sodium silicate (SS), and recently co-silicate (SCS) are the most known depressants for depression of iron oxides through traditional reverse flotation. However, all these depressants’ adsorption mechanisms on surface their main associated minerals (silicate phosphates) anionic flotation did not yet been thoroughly investigated. For filling this gap, as a comparative investigat...

Abstract Although phosphate rock has been considered as a potential new rare earth elements (REEs) resource, the recovery of REEs from is impeded by technical challenges and cost issues. This study investigated effects operation conditions on leaching efficiencies phosphorus Zhijin ore, large deposit in China. The process overtime was also studied chemical analysis, scanning electron microscope...