X-RAY-DIFFRACTION MEASUREMENTS OF SOME PLASTIC MATERIALS AND BODY-TISSUES

Soon after its discovery at the turn of the century, X-ray radiation was exploited for structural studies of crystalline materials. However, only during the past ten years or so have the developments in theory and instrumentation and in computational methods made the X-ray single-crystal techniques into one of the basic tools of organic structural analysis. Besides presenting an historical overview, the article discusses the principles of X-ray diffraction methods and their application in the elucidation of organic structures.