Themed collection Advanced imaging techniques in biomineralisation research

Revealing enameloid shark chemistry at the nanoscale
We use the technique of atom probe tomography to reveal the chemistry at the nanoscale of biominerals in shark teeth.
Faraday Discuss., 2025, Advance Article
https://doi.org/10.1039/D5FD00019J

A retrospective view on the non-classical features revealed by advanced imaging of biominerals
Faraday Discuss., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
https://doi.org/10.1039/D5FD00054H

Exploiting nanoprobe X-ray techniques for imaging of biomineralisation; chemical, structural and in situ opportunities
Faraday Discuss., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
https://doi.org/10.1039/D5FD00037H

Comparative Structural Analysis of Stereom Polymorphs in the Sea Urchin Test.
Faraday Discuss., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
https://doi.org/10.1039/D5FD00033E

Imaging the Orientation of Hydroxyapatite Crystallites Across Full Mouse Femurs.
Faraday Discuss., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
https://doi.org/10.1039/D5FD00009B

Synchrotron X-ray Nanoprobe Imaging and Correlative Electron Microscopy Reveal the Role of Surface Chemistry of Self-assembling Peptides in Calcium Phosphate Nucleation
Faraday Discuss., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
https://doi.org/10.1039/D5FD00017C
Biomineral displays systematic spatially varying crystallographic properties in fibrolamellar bone as revealed by position resolved X-ray diffraction
Faraday Discuss., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
https://doi.org/10.1039/D5FD00030K

Bone mineralization and the effects of elevated osteopontin: From symmetry-breaking foci to 3D space-filling tessellation
Faraday Discuss., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
https://doi.org/10.1039/D5FD00013K

Three-Dimensional Imaging of Vasculature and Forming Quail Femur using Cryo-Correlative Light and Electron Microscopy (cryo-CLEM)
Faraday Discuss., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
https://doi.org/10.1039/D5FD00022J

Nanobeam-scanning X-ray Fluorescence Microscopy Reveals the Elemental Composition of Dense Intracellular Bodies in Biomineralizing Coccolithophores
Faraday Discuss., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
https://doi.org/10.1039/D5FD00021A
3D Carbonate Calcium polymorphs imaging with Stimulated Raman scattering in Biominerals
Faraday Discuss., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
https://doi.org/10.1039/D5FD00025D

Combined crystallographic study of king scallop (Pecten maximus) shells using SEM, EBSD and Raman spectroscopy
Faraday Discuss., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
https://doi.org/10.1039/D5FD00029G
New insights into non-contact reflectance IR mapping of teeth
Faraday Discuss., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
https://doi.org/10.1039/D5FD00026B

Convergence in biomineralization patterns across animal eggshells.
Faraday Discuss., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
https://doi.org/10.1039/D5FD00028A
Atomistic insight into the interaction of aspartic acid species with calcium carbonate: Model development.
Faraday Discuss., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
https://doi.org/10.1039/D5FD00008D
Milliseconds time-scale controlled freeze-quench for solute intermediates analysis by solid-state NMR
Faraday Discuss., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
https://doi.org/10.1039/D5FD00032G

Investigating temperature influences on shell growth and microstructural variations in Bay scallops: Insights from multiscale microscopy
Faraday Discuss., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
https://doi.org/10.1039/D5FD00023H

Seeing the invisible: XRF reveals lead distributions in coral organisms grown in the Red Sea (Gulf of Aqaba)
Faraday Discuss., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
https://doi.org/10.1039/D5FD00024F
Detection Limits of Calcium by EELS TEM-EDX and X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy for Biomineralization Studies
Faraday Discuss., 2025, Accepted Manuscript
https://doi.org/10.1039/D5FD00001G

Silica biomineralization in plants alters the structure of lignin
Faraday Discuss., 2024, Accepted Manuscript
https://doi.org/10.1039/D5FD00011D
About this collection
We are delighted to share with you a selection of the papers associated with a Faraday Discussion on Advanced imaging techniques in biomineralisation research. More information about the related event may be found here: http://rsc.li/biomineral-fd2025. Additional articles will be added to the collection as they are published. The final versions of all the articles presented and a record of the discussions will be published after the event.
This meeting is for established and early-career scientists, postgraduate students and industrial researchers working on various aspects of biomineralization research. It will provide an ideal forum for cross-fertilisation of ideas and understanding between the distinct but adjacent communities working in this exciting field.
On behalf of the organising committee, we look forward to welcoming you to Edinburgh.