In vitro calcified tendon collagen: An atomic force and scanning electron microscopy investigation

Biomaterials

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 657-665

  Bigi, A ^a   Gandolfi, M ^a   Roveri, N ^a   Valdre G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

AFM; Biomineralization; Collagen fibrils; SEM; X ray diffraction

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CALCIFICATION (BIOCHEMISTRY); CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; DEPOSITION; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MOLECULAR ORIENTATION; MORPHOLOGY; NUCLEATION; PHOSPHATE MINERALS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TENDONS;

APATITIC CRYSTALLITES; BIOMINERALIZATION; CALCIFIED TENDON COLLAGEN; X RAY ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROSCOPY;

COLLAGEN;

COLLAGEN FIBER; COLLAGEN FIBRIL;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CALCIFICATION; INFRARED RADIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROENTGEN SPECTROSCOPY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TENDON; TURKEY (BIRD); X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ANIMALS; CALCIFICATION, PHYSIOLOGIC; COLLAGEN; ELECTRON PROBE MICROANALYSIS; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; TENDONS; TURKEYS; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

AVES; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO;

EID: 0031149719     PISSN: 01429612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0142-9612(96)00156-1     Document Type: Article

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