The hidden structure of human enamel

Elia Beniash; Cayla A. Stifler; Chang-Yu Sun; Gang Seob Jung; Zhao Qin; Markus J. Buehler; Pupa U. P. A. Gilbert

doi:10.1038/s41467-019-12185-7

Nature Communications (Sep 2019)

The hidden structure of human enamel

Elia Beniash,
Cayla A. Stifler,
Chang-Yu Sun,
Gang Seob Jung,
Zhao Qin,
Markus J. Buehler,
Pupa U. P. A. Gilbert

Affiliations

Elia Beniash: Department of Oral Biology, School of Dental Medicine, UPitt
Cayla A. Stifler: Department of Physics, UW-Madison
Chang-Yu Sun: Department of Physics, UW-Madison
Gang Seob Jung: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Zhao Qin: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Markus J. Buehler: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Pupa U. P. A. Gilbert: Department of Physics, UW-Madison

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-12185-7
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 13

Abstract

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Enamel is the hardest tissue in the body and has been widely studied, yet aspects of its structure remain unclear. Here, the authors report on a study of the orientation and alignment of enamel crystals and challenge previous assumptions.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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