Crystallographic structure of human tooth enamel by electron microscopy and x-ray diffraction: Hexagonal or monoclinic?

Journal of Microscopy

Volumn 248, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 102-109

  Reyes Gasga, J ^a   Martinez Pineiro E L ^a   Bres E F ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LILLE 1   (France)

Author keywords

Electron diffraction; Human tooth enamel; Hydroxyapatite; Transmission electron microscopy; X ray analysis

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; ELECTRONS; ENAMELS; HIGH RESOLUTION TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TOOTH ENAMEL; X RAY ANALYSIS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC STRUCTURE; HARD TISSUES; HEXAGONAL PHASIS; HUMAN TOOTH ENAMELS; INORGANIC COMPONENTS; MONOCLINIC PHASE; MONOCLINICS; NATURAL MATERIALS; X-RAY DIFFRACTION TECHNIQUES;

HYDROXYAPATITE;

ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRON DIFFRACTION; ENAMEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84866165913     PISSN: 00222720     EISSN: 13652818     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2818.2012.03653.x     Document Type: Article

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