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New Method of Bone Preparation for Collagen Fiber Orientation Studies by Means of Scanning Electron Microscopy

Laboratory for Crystallographic Biophysics, Department of Physics, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York 12181, USA

C.V. Hari Rao

Laboratory for Crystallographic Biophysics, Department of Physics, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York 12181, USA

Richard A. Harper

Laboratory for Crystallographic Biophysics, Department of Physics, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York 12181, USA

J. Lawrence Katz

Laboratory for Crystallographic Biophysics, Department of Physics, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York 12181, USA

A sample preparation technique was developed for observing the orientation of collagen fibers in the lamellas of human osteonic bone by means of scanning electron microscopy. Scanning electron micrographs of these fiber orientations are given in the text.

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Journal of Dental Research, Vol. 55, No. 3, 372-375 (1976)
DOI: 10.1177/00220345760550031401


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