A comparison of the physical and chemical differences between cancellous and cortical bovine bone mineral at two ages.

ABSTRACT: To assess possible differences between the mineral phases of cortical and cancellous bone, the structure and composition of isolated bovine mineral crystals from young (1-3 months) and old (4-5 years) postnatal bovine animals were analyzed by a variety of complementary techniques: chemical analyses, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and (31)P solid-state magic angle spinning nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR). This combination of methods represents the most complete physicochemical characterization of cancellous and cortical bone mineral completed thus far. Spectra obtained from XRD, FTIR, and (31)P NMR all confirmed that the mineral was calcium phosphate in the form of carbonated apatite; however, a crystal maturation process was evident b

SUBMITTER: Kuhn LT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6181642 | biostudies-literature | 2008 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature