Synchrotron X-ray Studies of the Structural and Functional Hierarchies in Mineralised Human Dental Enamel: A State-of-the-Art Review

• Main Authors: Cyril Besnard (Author), Ali Marie (Author), Sisini Sasidharan (Author), Robert A. Harper (Author), Richard M. Shelton (Author), Gabriel Landini (Author), Alexander M. Korsunsky (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2023-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Hard dental tissues possess a complex hierarchical structure that is particularly evident in enamel, the most mineralised substance in the human body. Its complex and interlinked organisation at the Ångstrom (crystal lattice), nano-, micro-, and macro-scales is the result of evolutionary optimisati...