Thursday, February 12, 2015

Studying tooth enamel nanostructure may lead to less time with the dentist's drill

Atom probe tomography, a powerful atomic-scale microscopy and micro-analysis technique, allowed researchers to make out the enamel's nanoscale composition and structure. This research identified never-before-seen amorphous biominerals and how they contribute to both mechanical hardness and the resistance of enamel to acid dissolution.


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