Müller, Werner E. G.
Biosilica in Evolution, Morphogenesis, and Nanobiotechnology
I. Geology – Paleontology – Paleoclimate
1. Overview of Geology and Tectonic Evolution of the Baikal-Tuva Area
Dmitry Gladkochub, Tatiana Donskaya
2. Tectonics of the Baikal Rift Deduced from Volcanism and Sedimentation: A Review Oriented to the Baikal and Hovsgol Lake Systems
Alexei V. Ivanov, Elena I. Demonterova
3. Paleoclimate and Evolution: Emergence of Sponges During the Neoproterozoic
Werner E. G. Müller, Xiaohong Wang, Heinz C. Schröder
II. Organisms: Sponges
4. Studies on the Taxonomy and Distribution of Freshwater Sponges in Lake Baikal
Yoshiki Masuda
5. Towards a Molecular Systematics of the Lake Baikal/Lake Tuva Sponges
Matthias Wiens, Petra Wrede, Vladislav A. Grebenjuk, Oxana V. Kaluzhnaya, Sergey I. Belikov, Heinz C. Schröder, Werner E. G. Müller
6. Symbiotic Interaction Between Dinoflagellates and the Demosponge
Werner E. G. Müller, Sergey I. Belikov, Oxana V. Kaluzhnaya, L. Chernogor, Anatoli Krasko, Heinz C. Schröder
III. Evolution
7. Silicon in Life: Whither Biological Silicification?
Christopher Exley
8. Fossil Sponge Fauna in Lake Baikal Region
Elena Veynberg
9. Identification and Isolation of a Retrotransposon from the Freshwater Sponge
Matthias Wiens, Vladislav A. Grebenjuk, Heinz C. Schröder, Isabel M. Müller, Werner E. G. Müller
IV. Role of Biosilica in Morphogenesis
10. Modelling the Skeletal Architecture in a Sponge with Radiate Accretive Growth
Jaap A. Kaandorp
V. Biosilica Formation
11. Silicatein: Nanobiotechnological and Biomedical Applications
Heinz C. Schröder, Ute Schloßmacher, Alexandra Boreiko, Filipe Natalio, Malgorzata Baranowska, David Brandt, Xiaohong Wang, Wolfgang Tremel, Matthias Wiens, Werner E. G. Müller
VI. Role of Biosilica in Materials Science
12. Role of Biosilica in Materials Science: Lessons from Siliceous Biological Systems for Structural Composites
George Mayer
13. An Overview of Silica in Biology: Its Chemistry and Recent Technological Advances
Carole C. Perry
14. Optical and Nonlinear Optical Properties of Sea Glass Sponge Spicules
Yu. N. Kulchin, A. V. Bezverbny, O. A. Bukin, S. S. Voznesensky, A. N. Galkina, A. L. Drozdov, I. G. Nagorny
15. Nanobiotechnology: Soft Lithography
Elisa Mele, Dario Pisignano
16. The Application of Silicon and Silicates in Dentistry: A Review
A.-K. Lührs, Werner Geurtsen
VII. Role of Biosilica in Nanobiotechnology
17. Sustainable Exploitation and Conservation of the Endemic Lake Baikal Sponge (
Werner E. G. Müller, Heinz C. Schröder, Sergey I. Belikov
Keywords: Life Sciences, Freshwater & Marine Ecology, Microbial Ecology, Biotechnology, Biomaterials, Environmental Engineering/Biotechnology, Nanotechnology
- Author(s)
- Müller, Werner E. G.
- Grachev, Mikhael A.
- Publisher
- Springer
- Publication year
- 2009
- Language
- en
- Edition
- 1
- Series
- Progress in Molecular and Subcellular Biology
- Page amount
- 443 pages
- Category
- Natural Sciences
- Format
- Ebook
- eISBN (PDF)
- 9783540885528