Mineralization by nanobacteria

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 3441, Issue , 1998, Pages 86-94

  Kajander, E Olavi ^a   Björklund, Mikael ^a   Çiftçioglu, Neva ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Carbonate apatite; Detection of life; Life forms; Mineralization; Nannobacteria; Nanobacteria; Stone formation

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MICROSCOPIC EXAMINATION; MINERALOGY; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; PH EFFECTS; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; PROTEINS; STRUCTURE (COMPOSITION);

APATITE MEDIATED CHEMISTRY; CARBON APATITE; MINERALIZATION; NANOBACTERIA; PHYSIOLOGICAL PHOSPHATE; X RAY MICROANALYSIS;

BACTERIA;

EID: 0002305698     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.319825     Document Type: Conference Paper

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