Anatomical Variation of Human Bone Bioapatite Crystallography
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
4.1. Consideration of Diagenetic Overprint
4.2. Consideration of Literature Findings
4.3. Trends of Crystallostructural Variation
4.4. Implications for Substitution Trends
4.5. Implications for Variation with Respect to Physicality and Age
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Appendix A
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Lattice Parameter | a (=b) [Å] | c [Å] | ||||
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Anatomical Position | ABM | PBF | RBM | ABM | PBF | RBM |
Calcaneus | 9.4303(14) | 9.4356(14) | 9.4355(14) | 6.8864(4) | 6.8872(4) | 6.8866(4) |
Clavicle | 9.4327(14) | 9.4363(14) | 9.4429(14) | 6.8850(4) | 6.8877(4) | 6.8866(4) |
Femur | 9.4352(14) | 9.4368(14) | 9.4390(14) | 6.8869(4) | 6.8867(4) | 6.8852(4) |
Parietal bone | 9.4345(14) | 9.4373(14) | 9.4374(14) | 6.8857(4) | 6.8860(4) | 6.8853(4) |
Sternum | 9.4328(14) | 9.4324(14) | 9.4314(14) | 6.8857(4) | 6.8863(4) | 6.8901(4) |
Talus | 9.4326(14) | 9.4362(14) | 9.4391(14) | 6.8857(4) | 6.8875(4) | 6.8858(4) |
Average Crystallite Size | In the a,b Direction [Å] | In the c Direction [Å] | ||||
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Anatomical Position | ABM | PBF | RBM | ABM | PBF | RBM |
Calcaneus | 97.7(4.9) | 83.3(4.2) | 86.2(4.3) | 231.7(11.6) | 199.8(10.0) | 210.1(10.5) |
Clavicle | 100.1(5.0) | 100.1(5.0) | 92.1(4.6) | 244.7(12.2) | 220.4(11.0) | 318.5(15.9) |
Femur | 92.4(4.6) | 93.9(4.7) | 84.8(4.2) | 248.6(12.4) | 248.7(12.4) | 277.7(13.9) |
Parietal bone | 100.7(5.0) | 95.8(4.8) | 89.2(4.5) | 259.6(13.0) | 262.6(13.1) | 234.5(11.7) |
Sternum | 105.2(5.3) | 93.8(4.7) | 80.4(4.0) | 268.9(13.5) | 229.7(11.5) | 224.9(11.3) |
Talus | 88.3(4.4) | 93.3(4.7) | 94.2(4.7) | 279.3(14.0) | 237.6(11.9) | 276.4(13.8) |
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Chicago/Turabian StyleFoley, Brittany, Martina Greiner, George McGlynn, and Wolfgang W. Schmahl. 2020. "Anatomical Variation of Human Bone Bioapatite Crystallography" Crystals 10, no. 10: 859. https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst10100859