Mapping residual organics and carbonate at grain boundaries and in the amorphous interphase in mouse incisor enamel

Dental enamel has evolved to resist the most grueling conditions of mechanical stress, fatigue, and wear. Adding insult to injury, it is exposed to the frequently corrosive environment of the oral cavity. While its hierarchical structure is unrivaled in its mechanical resilience, heterogeneity in th...

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Main Authors: Lyle M Gordon, Derk eJoester
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphys.2015.00057/full