Quantitative analysis of bone mineral using ftir
- P. ÁLVAREZ-LLORET
- A.B. RODRíGUEZ-NAVARRO
- CH.S. ROMANEK
ISSN: 1885-7264
Año de publicación: 2006
Número: 6
Páginas: 45-47
Tipo: Artículo
Otras publicaciones en: Macla: revista de la Sociedad Española de Mineralogía
Resumen
Bone is a composite biomaterial mainly composed of packed collagen fibres and nano-sized hydroxylapatite (HA) crystals. Quantitative measurements of bone mineral composition can provide insights into the bone mineral formation in health and disease. Bone mineral characteristics such as crystallinity, carbonate and phosphate mineral content may vary as a function of age, sex, diet, bone location or pathological state of organisms. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopic is well suited to evaluate the variations in the chemical composition and mineralogy in bone.