Collagen piezoelectricity in osteogenesis imperfecta and its role in intrafibrillar mineralization

Jinha Kwon; Hanna Cho

doi:10.1038/s42003-022-04204-z

Communications Biology (Nov 2022)

Collagen piezoelectricity in osteogenesis imperfecta and its role in intrafibrillar mineralization

Jinha Kwon,
Hanna Cho

Affiliations

Jinha Kwon: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, The Ohio State University
Hanna Cho: Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, The Ohio State University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-04204-z
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 5, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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Piezoresponse force microscopy reveals abnormal piezoelectric and mechanical properties of collagen fibrils in brittle bone disease, highlighting the importance of collagen piezoelectricity in intrafibrillar mineralization.

Published in Communications Biology

ISSN: 2399-3642 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science: Biology (General)
Website: https://www.nature.com/commsbio/

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