New observations of the hierarchical structure of human enamel, from nanoscale to microscale

Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 185-191

  Cui, Fu Zhai ^a   Ge, Jun ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

AFM; Biomineralization; Hierarchical structure; Human enamel; Hydroxyapatite; SEM

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; ENAMELS; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HYDROXYAPATITE; NANOFIBERS; PRISMS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

ATOMIC-FORCE-MICROSCOPY; ENAMEL STRUCTURE; HIERARCHICAL ASSEMBLIES; HIERARCHICAL LEVEL; HIERARCHICAL STRUCTURES; HIGH-RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; HUMAN ENAMEL; NANO SCALE; NANO-FIBRILS; PROPERTY;

BIOMINERALIZATION;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; ENAMEL; HUMAN; NANOTECHNOLOGY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

DENTAL ENAMEL; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ATOMIC FORCE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; NANOTECHNOLOGY;

EID: 41949117828     PISSN: 19326254     EISSN: 19327005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/term.21     Document Type: Article

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