SYNCHROTRON X-RAY-FLUORESCENCE MICROPROBE ANALYSIS IN THE STUDY OF DENTAL MINERALIZED TISSUES

Authors
ANDERSON P DOWKER SEP ELLIOTT JC THOMAS CR
Citation
P. Anderson et al., SYNCHROTRON X-RAY-FLUORESCENCE MICROPROBE ANALYSIS IN THE STUDY OF DENTAL MINERALIZED TISSUES, Journal of trace and microprobe techniques, 14(3), 1996, pp. 541-560
Citations number
56
Categorie Soggetti
Chemistry Analytical
Journal title
Journal of trace and microprobe techniques → ACNP
ISSN journal
07334680
Volume
14
Issue
3
Year of publication
1996
Pages
541 - 560
Database
ISI
SICI code
0733-4680(1996)14:3<541:SXMAIT>2.0.ZU;2-U
Abstract
Synchrotron X-ray fluorescence microprobe analysis has been used to st udy the trace element distributions in wet dental tissue and measure d iffusion coefficients in porous solids. The diffusion of bromoacetic a cid into a carious lesion in a tooth was demonstrated. This leads to t he possibility of studying the simultaneous diffusion of labelled reac tive and/or unreactive species in porous solids, including dental tiss ues, and determining their porosities and tortuosities.