Surface Emission and Biological Probes for Inorganic Interfaces

  • J. E. Davies
  • R. P. Hurst
  • N. T. Spooner
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Abstract

Inorganic materials provide solid substrata with which cells may interact in numerous natural, pathological and iatrogenic conditions. Human natural hard tissues, except dental enamel,depend upon populations of specialised cells for maintenance of their vitality and are therefore continually interactive. However, in-organic substrata may also be introduced into the body in a range of mineral dust diseases and as surgical replacements for natural tissues. The interactions of cells with materials in these last two groups may be considered to depend upon three criteria: (i) the surface physico-chemical properties of the substratum, (ii) the composition of the extracellular environment and (iii) the properties of cell membranes Each of these criteria embrace numerous aspects of the structure, composition and behaviour of the individual components which combine to create an interface in the biological environment. However, we believe that surface charge phenomena associated with both the in-organic substratum and the cell membrane will be of critical import-ance in interfacial behaviour.

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Auger Electron Spectroscopy Optically Stimulate Luminescence Parietal Bone Calcium Phosphate Ceramic Femoral Lymph Node 
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Authors and Affiliations

  • J. E. Davies
    • 1
  • R. P. Hurst
    • 1
  • N. T. Spooner
    • 1
  1. 1.Department of AnatomyUniversity of BirminghamBirminghamEngland

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