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Title: X-ray Linear Dichroism in Apatite

Abstract

The recent observation in parrotfish teeth of X-ray linear dichroism motivated an in-depth investigation into this spectroscopic effect in various apatite crystals, including geologic hydroxyapatite (Ca5(PO4)3OH), fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F), and their biogenic counterparts in human bone, mouse enamel, and in parrotfish bone, dentin, and enameloid, the equivalent of dental enamel in certain fish. These data are important because they now enable visualization of the nano- to microscale structure of apatite crystals in teeth and bone. Polarization-dependent imaging contrast (PIC) maps of lamellar bone, obtained with a new method that minimizes space-charge and charging effects, show the expected rotating apatite crystal orientations. PIC maps of mouse enamel reveal a complex arrangement of hydroxyapatite crystals perpendicular to the dentin-enamel junction, with rods arranged in a decussation pattern in inner enamel and nearly parallel to one another in outer enamel. In both inner and outer enamel crystal c-axes are not always aligned with the rod elongation direction.

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  1. Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (United States). Dept. of Physics
  2. Aarhus Univ., Aarhus (Denmark). Dept. of Chemistry
  3. Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States). Physical Sciences Division
  4. Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States). Advanced Light Source (ALS)
  5. Univ. of Pittsburgh, PA (United States). Dept. Oral Biology and Bioengineering, Center for Craniofacial Regeneration, McGowan Inst. for Regenerative Medicine, School of Dental Medicine
  6. Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (United States). Dept. of Physics, and Dept. of Chemistry, Materials Science, and Geoscience
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Research Org.:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States); Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
OSTI Identifier:
1542317
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1770150
Report Number(s):
PNNL-SA-131664
Journal ID: ISSN 0002-7863; ark:/13030/qt63x8s8dm
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-05CH11231; AC05-76RL01830
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Journal of the American Chemical Society
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 140; Journal Issue: 37; Journal ID: ISSN 0002-7863
Publisher:
American Chemical Society (ACS)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; Crystals; anatomy; crystal structure; optical properties; polarization

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Stifler, Cayla A., Wittig, Nina Kølln, Sassi, Michel, Sun, Chang-Yu, Marcus, Matthew A., Birkedal, Henrik, Beniash, Elia, Rosso, Kevin M., and Gilbert, Pupa U. P. A. X-ray Linear Dichroism in Apatite. United States: N. p., 2018. Web. doi:10.1021/jacs.8b05547.
Stifler, Cayla A., Wittig, Nina Kølln, Sassi, Michel, Sun, Chang-Yu, Marcus, Matthew A., Birkedal, Henrik, Beniash, Elia, Rosso, Kevin M., & Gilbert, Pupa U. P. A. X-ray Linear Dichroism in Apatite. United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.8b05547
Stifler, Cayla A., Wittig, Nina Kølln, Sassi, Michel, Sun, Chang-Yu, Marcus, Matthew A., Birkedal, Henrik, Beniash, Elia, Rosso, Kevin M., and Gilbert, Pupa U. P. A. Mon . "X-ray Linear Dichroism in Apatite". United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.8b05547. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1542317.
@article{osti_1542317,
title = {X-ray Linear Dichroism in Apatite},
author = {Stifler, Cayla A. and Wittig, Nina Kølln and Sassi, Michel and Sun, Chang-Yu and Marcus, Matthew A. and Birkedal, Henrik and Beniash, Elia and Rosso, Kevin M. and Gilbert, Pupa U. P. A.},
abstractNote = {The recent observation in parrotfish teeth of X-ray linear dichroism motivated an in-depth investigation into this spectroscopic effect in various apatite crystals, including geologic hydroxyapatite (Ca5(PO4)3OH), fluorapatite (Ca5(PO4)3F), and their biogenic counterparts in human bone, mouse enamel, and in parrotfish bone, dentin, and enameloid, the equivalent of dental enamel in certain fish. These data are important because they now enable visualization of the nano- to microscale structure of apatite crystals in teeth and bone. Polarization-dependent imaging contrast (PIC) maps of lamellar bone, obtained with a new method that minimizes space-charge and charging effects, show the expected rotating apatite crystal orientations. PIC maps of mouse enamel reveal a complex arrangement of hydroxyapatite crystals perpendicular to the dentin-enamel junction, with rods arranged in a decussation pattern in inner enamel and nearly parallel to one another in outer enamel. In both inner and outer enamel crystal c-axes are not always aligned with the rod elongation direction.},
doi = {10.1021/jacs.8b05547},
journal = {Journal of the American Chemical Society},
number = 37,
volume = 140,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Sep 03 00:00:00 EDT 2018},
month = {Mon Sep 03 00:00:00 EDT 2018}
}

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