Demineralisation or demineralization may refer to: *

Demineralization (physiology) Demineralization - it is the opposite process of mineralization, a process to reduce the content of mineral substances in tissue or organism, such as bone demineralization, of teeth. Demineralization can lead to serious diseases such as osteopor ...

** Bone demineralisation leading to osteoporosis; see

Bone mineralization Biomineralization, also written biomineralisation, is the process by which living organisms produce minerals, often to harden or stiffen existing tissues. Such tissues are called mineralized tissues. It is an extremely widespread phenomenon; ...

** Tooth demineralisation that leads to dental caries; see Remineralisation of teeth *

Demineralizing (silk worm cocoon) Demineralizing has the potential to be used in the silk sector enabling wet reeling of Wild Silk moth cocoons by removing the mineral layer present in these cocoons. This technique is not like degumming where the gum of the fibroin fibres is remov ...

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