Hermann Ehrlich received his Ph.D. degree in 1984. He served as a postdoctoral researcher at Max-Bergmann Centre of Biomaterials and Institute of Materials Science in Dresden, and after  that at Habilitation in Biomaterials at Christian-Albrecht’s University in Kiel. Prof. Ehrlich  currently holds a Group Leader position at the Institute of Electronics and Sensor Materials, TU Bergakademie in Freiberg. His research is focused on marine biomaterials, biomineralogy, extreme biomimetics and technical biomateriology. Using biochemical, cellular, molecular, and analytical approaches, he and his co-workers, for the first time, discovered and characterized chitin and novel hydroxylated collagen in the skeletal formations of diverse marine sponges.

• Chapter1. Introduction.- Part 1: Biomaterials. Chapter2. Biomaterials and Biological Materials, Common Definitions, History, and Classification.- Part 2. Biominerals and Biomineralization. Chapter3. Biominerals.- Chapter4. Biomineralization.- Chapter5. Biomineralization-Demineralization-Remineralization Phenomena in Nature.- Chapter6. Multiphase Biomineralization.- Part 3. Biomineralized Structures and Biocomposites. Chapter7. Hierarchical Biological Materials.- Chapter8. Paleodyction Honeycomb Structure.- Chapter9. Pecularities of the Structural Organization of the Glass Sponges (Hexactinellida) Skeletons.- Chapter10. Phenomenon of Interspace Mineralization in the Bilayered Organic Matrix of Deep-Sea Bamboo Coral (Anthozoa: Gorgonacea: Isididae).- Chapter11. Bamboo Corals as Living Bone Implants.- Chapter12. Sand Dollar Spines.- Chapter12. Sand Dollar Spines.- Chapter13. Molluscs Spicules.- Part4. Non-mineralized Structures. Chapter14. Spongin.- Chapter15. Gorgonin.- Chapter16. Antipathin.- Chapte17. Rubber-like Bioelastomers of Marine Origin.- Chapter 18. Capsular Bioelastomers of Whelks.- Chapter19. Byssus: from Inspiration to Development of Novel Biomaterials.- Chapter20. Abductin.- Chapter21. Resilin.- Chapter22. Adhesion Systems in Echinodermata.- chapter23. Adhesive Gels from Marine Gastropods (Mollusca).- Chapter24. Barnacles cements.- Part 5.Suction-based Adhesion in Marine Invertebrates. Chapter25. Suctorian Protozoa.- Chapter26. Trichodina sucker disc.- chapter27. Giardia Suction.- Chapter28. Suction in Mollusks.- Chapter29. Halogenated Biocomposites.- Chapter30. Chitin-protein-based Composites.- Part 6. Macromolecular Biopolymers. Chapter31. Chitin.- Chapter32. Marine Collagens.- Part 7. Self Made Biological Materials. Chapter33.  Self-made Biological Materials of Protozoans.- Chapter34. Foraminifera.- chapter35. Polychaete Worms: from Tube Builders to Glueomics.-  Part 8. Extreme Biomimetics. Chapter36. Life in extreme Environments: from Bacteria to Diatoms.- Chapter37. Epiloque.

Hermann Ehrlich received his Ph.D. degree in 1984. He served as a postdoctoral researcher at Max-Bergmann Centre of Biomaterials and Institute of Materials Science in Dresden, and after  that at Habilitation in Biomaterials at Christian-Albrecht’s University in Kiel. Prof. Ehrlich  currently holds a Group Leader position at the Institute of Electronics and Sensor Materials, TU Bergakademie in Freiberg. His research is focused on marine biomaterials, biomineralogy, extreme biomimetics and technical biomateriology. Using biochemical, cellular, molecular, and analytical approaches, he and his co-workers, for the first time, discovered and characterized chitin and novel hydroxylated collagen in the skeletal formations of diverse marine sponges.

• Chapter1. Introduction.- Part 1: Biomaterials. Chapter2. Biomaterials and Biological Materials, Common Definitions, History, and Classification.- Part 2. Biominerals and Biomineralization. Chapter3. Biominerals.- Chapter4. Biomineralization.- Chapter5. Biomineralization-Demineralization-Remineralization Phenomena in Nature.- Chapter6. Multiphase Biomineralization.- Part 3. Biomineralized Structures and Biocomposites. Chapter7. Hierarchical Biological Materials.- Chapter8. Paleodyction Honeycomb Structure.- Chapter9. Pecularities of the Structural Organization of the Glass Sponges (Hexactinellida) Skeletons.- Chapter10. Phenomenon of Interspace Mineralization in the Bilayered Organic Matrix of Deep-Sea Bamboo Coral (Anthozoa: Gorgonacea: Isididae).- Chapter11. Bamboo Corals as Living Bone Implants.- Chapter12. Sand Dollar Spines.- Chapter12. Sand Dollar Spines.- Chapter13. Molluscs Spicules.- Part4. Non-mineralized Structures. Chapter14. Spongin.- Chapter15. Gorgonin.- Chapter16. Antipathin.- Chapte17. Rubber-like Bioelastomers of Marine Origin.- Chapter 18. Capsular Bioelastomers of Whelks.- Chapter19. Byssus: from Inspiration to Development of Novel Biomaterials.- Chapter20. Abductin.- Chapter21. Resilin.- Chapter22. Adhesion Systems in Echinodermata.- chapter23. Adhesive Gels from Marine Gastropods (Mollusca).- Chapter24. Barnacles cements.- Part 5.Suction-based Adhesion in Marine Invertebrates. Chapter25. Suctorian Protozoa.- Chapter26. Trichodina sucker disc.- chapter27. Giardia Suction.- Chapter28. Suction in Mollusks.- Chapter29. Halogenated Biocomposites.- Chapter30. Chitin-protein-based Composites.- Part 6. Macromolecular Biopolymers. Chapter31. Chitin.- Chapter32. Marine Collagens.- Part 7. Self Made Biological Materials. Chapter33.  Self-made Biological Materials of Protozoans.- Chapter34. Foraminifera.- chapter35. Polychaete Worms: from Tube Builders to Glueomics.-  Part 8. Extreme Biomimetics. Chapter36. Life in extreme Environments: from Bacteria to Diatoms.- Chapter37. Epiloque.

Hermann Ehrlich received his Ph.D. degree in 1984. He served as a postdoctoral researcher at Max-Bergmann Centre of Biomaterials and Institute of Materials Science in Dresden, and after  that at Habilitation in Biomaterials at Christian-Albrecht’s University in Kiel. Prof. Ehrlich  currently holds a Group Leader position at the Institute of Electronics and Sensor Materials, TU Bergakademie in Freiberg. His research is focused on marine biomaterials, biomineralogy, extreme biomimetics and technical biomateriology. Using biochemical, cellular, molecular, and analytical approaches, he and his co-workers, for the first time, discovered and characterized chitin and novel hydroxylated collagen in the skeletal formations of diverse marine sponges.

• Chapter1. Introduction.- Part 1: Biomaterials. Chapter2. Biomaterials and Biological Materials, Common Definitions, History, and Classification.- Part 2. Biominerals and Biomineralization. Chapter3. Biominerals.- Chapter4. Biomineralization.- Chapter5. Biomineralization-Demineralization-Remineralization Phenomena in Nature.- Chapter6. Multiphase Biomineralization.- Part 3. Biomineralized Structures and Biocomposites. Chapter7. Hierarchical Biological Materials.- Chapter8. Paleodyction Honeycomb Structure.- Chapter9. Pecularities of the Structural Organization of the Glass Sponges (Hexactinellida) Skeletons.- Chapter10. Phenomenon of Interspace Mineralization in the Bilayered Organic Matrix of Deep-Sea Bamboo Coral (Anthozoa: Gorgonacea: Isididae).- Chapter11. Bamboo Corals as Living Bone Implants.- Chapter12. Sand Dollar Spines.- Chapter12. Sand Dollar Spines.- Chapter13. Molluscs Spicules.- Part4. Non-mineralized Structures. Chapter14. Spongin.- Chapter15. Gorgonin.- Chapter16. Antipathin.- Chapte17. Rubber-like Bioelastomers of Marine Origin.- Chapter 18. Capsular Bioelastomers of Whelks.- Chapter19. Byssus: from Inspiration to Development of Novel Biomaterials.- Chapter20. Abductin.- Chapter21. Resilin.- Chapter22. Adhesion Systems in Echinodermata.- chapter23. Adhesive Gels from Marine Gastropods (Mollusca).- Chapter24. Barnacles cements.- Part 5.Suction-based Adhesion in Marine Invertebrates. Chapter25. Suctorian Protozoa.- Chapter26. Trichodina sucker disc.- chapter27. Giardia Suction.- Chapter28. Suction in Mollusks.- Chapter29. Halogenated Biocomposites.- Chapter30. Chitin-protein-based Composites.- Part 6. Macromolecular Biopolymers. Chapter31. Chitin.- Chapter32. Marine Collagens.- Part 7. Self Made Biological Materials. Chapter33.  Self-made Biological Materials of Protozoans.- Chapter34. Foraminifera.- chapter35. Polychaete Worms: from Tube Builders to Glueomics.-  Part 8. Extreme Biomimetics. Chapter36. Life in extreme Environments: from Bacteria to Diatoms.- Chapter37. Epiloque.