HIGH-RESOLUTION ELECTRON-MICROSCOPY STUDY OF CRYSTAL-GROWTH MECHANISMS IN CHICKEN BONE COMPOSITES

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作者
CUISINIER, FJG [1 ]
STEUER, P [1 ]
BRISSON, A [1 ]
VOEGEL, JC [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV STRASBOURG 1,FAC MED,INSERM,U184,F-67000 STRASBOURG,FRANCE
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10.1016/0022-0248(95)00237-5
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O7 [晶体学];
学科分类号
0702 ; 070205 ; 0703 ; 080501 ;
摘要
The present study describes the early stages of chicken bone crystal growth, followed by high resolution electron microscopy (HREM). We have developed an original analysis procedure to determine the crystal structure. Images were first digitalized and selected areas were fast Fourier transformed. Numerical masks were selected around the most intense spots and the filtered signal was retransformed back to real space. The filtered images were then compared to computer calculated images to identify the inorganic mineral phase. Nanometer-sized particles were observed on amorphous areas. These particles have a structure loosely related to hydroxyapatite (HA) and a specific orientation. In a more advanced situation, the nanoparticles appeared to grow in two dimensions and to form plate-like crystals. These crystals seem, in a last growth step, to fuse by their (100) faces. These experimental observations allowed us to propose a four-step model for the development and growth of chicken bone crystals. The two initial stages are the ionic adsorption onto the organic substrate followed by the nucleation of nanometer-sized particles. The two following steps, i.e. two-dimensional growth of the nanoparticles leading to the formation of needle-like crystals, and the lateral fusion of these crystals by their (100) faces, are controlled only by spatial constraints inside the extracellular organic matrix.
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