Publications by authors named "M Zema"
Foreword to the AfCA collection: celebrating work published by African researchers in IUCr journals.
Acta Crystallogr E Crystallogr Commun
September 2024
This virtual collection is a celebration. It is a celebration of crystallography in Africa, and a celebration of the international crystallography community. It commemorates the founding of the African Crystallographic Association (AfCA), which was accepted as the newest Regional Associate of the International Union of Crystallography (IUCr) in 2023, the year of the 75th anniversary of the first IUCr Congress and General Assembly.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe African Light Source (AfLS) project is now almost eight years old. This article assesses the history, current context and future of the project. There is by now considerable momentum in building the user community, including deep training, facilitating access to current facilities, growing the scientific output, scientific networks and growing the local laboratory-scale research infrastructure.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFArticle Synopsis
- * This study uses eggshell membranes from ratites and crocodiles to investigate the biocalcification and biosilicification processes by introducing calcium phosphate or silica into the membranes.
- * Analysis through various advanced techniques (SEM, Raman, FTIR) revealed that untreated membranes grow structures resembling the inner eggshell, while treated membranes resemble the outer and intermediate layers, indicating the role of intramineral proteins in structure formation.