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Unlocking the secrets of bone, tooth and shell formation

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Charles T. Troy, [email protected]

EINDHOVEN, Netherlands – Researchers at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) have made high-resolution images of the earliest stages of bone formation using an advanced electron microscope to make three-dimensional images of the nanoparticles that are at the heart of the process. For industrial applications, this technology promises materials that are better and processes that are based on nature itself. Led by Dr. Nico Sommerdijk, the researchers imaged clusters in a solution of calcium carbonate (the basic material of which shells are made) with a cross section of 0.7 nm. They showed for the first time...Read full article

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    Published: June 2009
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    electron microscope
    A device utilizing an electron beam for the observation and recording of submicroscopic samples with the aid of photographic emulsions or other short-wavelength sensors. With the electron microscope, the maximum useful magnification is over 300,000.
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