scholarly journals Acidic monosaccharides become incorporated into calcite single crystals

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arad Lang ◽  
Sylwia Mijowska ◽  
Iryna Polishchuk ◽  
Simona Fermani ◽  
Giuseppe Falini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Crystalline Lattice ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Mineral Deposition ◽  
Anisotropic Lattice ◽  
Lattice Distortions ◽  
Shed Light ◽  
Proteins And Peptides

ABSTRACTCarbohydrates, along with proteins and peptides, are known to represent a major class of biomacromolecules involved in calcium carbonate biomineralization. However, in spite of multiple physical or biochemical characterizations, the explicit role of saccharide macromolecules (long chains of carbohydrate molecules) is not yet understood in mineral deposition. In the present study we investigated the influence of two common acidic monosaccharides (MSs), which are the simplest form of carbohydrates and are represented here by glucuronic and galacturonic acids, on the formation of calcite crystals in vitro. We show that the size, morphology and microstructure of calcite crystals are altered when they are grown in the presence of these MSs. More importantly, MSs were found to become incorporated into the calcite crystalline lattice and induce anisotropic lattice distortions, a widely studied phenomenon in other biomolecules related to CaCO3 biomineralization but never before reported in the case of single MSs. Changes in the calcite lattice induced by MS incorporation were precisely determined by the technique of high-resolution synchrotron powder X-ray diffraction. We believe that the results of this research may deepen our understanding of the interaction of saccharide polymers with an inorganic host and shed light on the implications of carbohydrates for biomineralization processes.

Effects of dietary alteration of bicarbonate and magnesium on rat bone

1986 ◽  
Vol 250 (2) ◽  
pp. F302-F307 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. M. Burnell ◽  
C. Liu ◽  
A. G. Miller ◽  
E. Teubner
Keyword(s):  
Crystal Structure ◽  
Bone Formation ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Growing Rats ◽  
Final Composition ◽  
Rat Bone

To study the effects of bicarbonate and magnesium on bone, mild acidosis and/or hypermagnesemia were produced in growing rats by feeding ammonium chloride and/or magnesium sulfate. Bone composition, quantitative histomorphometry, and mineral x-ray diffraction (XRD) characteristics were measured after 6 wk of treatment. The results demonstrated that both acidosis (decreased HCO3) and hypermagnesemia inhibited periosteal bone formation, and, when combined, results were summative; and the previously observed in vitro role of HCO3- and Mg2+ as inhibitors of crystal growth were confirmed in vivo. XRD measurements demonstrated that decreased plasma HCO3 resulted in larger crystals and increased Mg resulted in smaller crystals. However, the combined XRD effects of acidosis and hypermagnesemia resembled acidosis alone. It is postulated that the final composition and crystal structure of bone are strongly influenced by HCO3- and Mg2+, and the effects are mediated by the combined influence on both osteoblastic bone formation and the growth of hydroxyapatite.

rhBMP-2 Induces Immature Muscular Tissue to Differentiate into Bone-Like Tissue In Vitro

2013 ◽  
Vol 587 ◽  
pp. 103-108
Author(s):  
Tatsuhide Hayashi ◽  
Kentaro Yoshihara ◽  
Mayu Kawase ◽  
Akimichi Mieki ◽  
Hiroyasu Kataoka ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Extracellular Matrix ◽  
Muscular Tissue ◽  
Sprague Dawley ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Electron Probe Micro Analyzer ◽  
Mineral Deposition ◽  
Partially Observed ◽  
Xrd Patterns

The aim of this study is to induce bone from immature muscular tissue in vitro using recombinant human BMP (rhBMP)-2 and expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE) as a scaffold. Commercially available rhBMP-2 was used in this experiment. IMTs were harvested from the forelimbs of 20th Sprague-Dawley embryonic rats and placed into a homogenizer with 10ng/μl of rhBMP-2 and then homogenized. The homogenized IMT was placed on ePTFE and cultured for 2 weeks. The analyses of histological observation, electron probe micro analyzer (EPMA), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) were carried out following culture. The bone-like tissue, which was made up of osteoblast-like cells and osteoids, was partially observed by H-E staining. Moreover, strong mineral deposition was observed in the extracellular matrix by von Kossa staining. Ca, P and O were detected in the extracellular matrix by EPMA and were confirmed to be at almost the same position based on the findings of synchronized images. XRD patterns and FTIR spectra of specimen were found to have typical hydroxyapatite crystal peaks and spectra, respectively. These results suggest that rhBMP-2 induced IMT differentiation into bone-like tissue in vitro.

The Paracrystalline Nature of the Purple Membrane of Halobacterium halobium I. Lattice Distortions within the Membrane

1980 ◽  
Vol 35 (11-12) ◽  
pp. 1032-1035 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Lopez Cabarcos ◽  
S. Fernandez Bermudez ◽  
F. J. Baltá Calleja
Keyword(s):  
Purple Membrane ◽  
Crystalline Lattice ◽  
Halobacterium Halobium ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Paracrystalline Structure ◽  
Lattice Distortions ◽  
Diffraction Patterns

Abstract X-Ray diffraction patterns from oriented purple membrane of Halobacterium halobium show that the packing of proteins within the membrane has a paracrystalline structure. The paracrystalline mean distance fluctuations, g, were found to be 1.5 (± 0.1)% for the (100) packing planes of the proteins. The corresponding paracrystallite sizes are of ~ 850 Å. It is suggested that para­ crystalline lattice distortions within the membrane may be explained by conformational singularities of the proteins or by an irregular packing of adjacent proteins and lipids.

The role of silicon in forages: A quantitative X-Ray study

1987 ◽  
Vol 45 ◽  
pp. 416-417
Author(s):  
Janet H. Woodward ◽  
D. E. Akin
Keyword(s):  
Sodium Acetate ◽  
Dry Matter ◽  
Acetate Buffer ◽  
Plant Tissues ◽  
Sodium Acetate Buffer ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Dry Matter Digestibility ◽  
Percent Composition

Silicon (Si) is distributed throughout plant tissues, but its role in forages has not been clarified. Although Si has been suggested as an antiquality factor which limits the digestibility of structural carbohydrates, other research indicates that its presence in plants does not affect digestibility. We employed x-ray microanalysis to evaluate Si as an antiquality factor at specific sites of two cultivars of bermuda grass (Cynodon dactvlon (L.) Pers.). “Coastal” and “Tifton-78” were chosen for this study because previous work in our lab has shown that, although these two grasses are similar ultrastructurally, they differ in in vitro dry matter digestibility and in percent composition of Si.Two millimeter leaf sections of Tifton-7 8 (Tift-7 8) and Coastal (CBG) were incubated for 72 hr in 2.5% (w/v) cellulase in 0.05 M sodium acetate buffer, pH 5.0. For controls, sections were incubated in the sodium acetate buffer or were not treated.

Role of the Structure and Electronic Properties of Fe2O3-MoO3 Catalyst on the Dehydration of Isopropyl Alcohol

1993 ◽  
Vol 58 (7) ◽  
pp. 1591-1599 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abd El-Aziz A. Said
Keyword(s):  
Active Sites ◽  
Isopropyl Alcohol ◽  
Oxide Catalyst ◽  
Flow System ◽  
Charge Carriers ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Catalyst Composition ◽  
Surface Active

Molybdenum oxide catalyst doped or mixed with (1 - 50) mole % Fe3+ ions were prepared. The structure of the original samples and the samples calcined at 400 °C were characterized using DTA, X-ray diffraction and IR spectra. Measurements of the electrical conductivity of calcined samples with and without isopropyl alcohol revealed that the conductance increases on increasing the content of Fe3+ ions up to 50 mole %. The activation energies of charge carriers were determined in presence and absence of the alcohol. The catalytic dehydration of isopropyl alcohol was carried out at 250 °C using a flow system. The results obtained showed that the doped or mixed catalysts are active and selective towards propene formation. However, the catalyst containing 40 mole % Fe3+ ions exhibited the highest activity and selectivity. Correlations were attempted to the catalyst composition with their electronic and catalytic properties. Probable mechanism for the dehydration process is proposed in terms of surface active sites.

A study on using expanded perlite with hydroxyapatite: Reinforced bio-composites

2021 ◽  
pp. 095441192199656
Author(s):  
Erdoğan Karip ◽  
Mehtap Muratoğlu
Keyword(s):  
Body Fluid ◽  
Xrd Analysis ◽  
Cold Isostatic Pressing ◽  
Expanded Perlite ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Pressing Method ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Infra Red ◽  
Ft Ir

People are exposed to different kinds of diseases or various accidents in life. Hydroxyapatite (HA) has been widely employed for bone treatment applications. In this study, HA was extracted from sheep bones. Bio-composites were doped with 1, 5, and 10 wt.% of expanded perlite and 5 wt.% of ZrO2–MgO-P2O5. The bio-composites were prepared by the cold isostatic pressing method (250 MPa) and sintered at 900°C for 1 h. In order to evaluate the characteristics of the bio-composites, microhardness, density, X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infra-red spectroscopy (FT-IR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) analyses were carried out on them. Additionally, the specimens whose characteristics were determined were kept in synthetic body fluid (SBF), and their in vitro behavior was examined. As a result, it was observed that microhardness increased as both the weight and the grain size of the expanded perlite were increased. Calcium silicate, tri-calcium phosphate, and hydroxyapatite were observed in the XRD analysis of all samples, and the formation of apatite structures was increased by addition of ZrO2–MgO–P2O5.

scholarly journals Modeling of magneto-conductivity of bismuth selenide: a topological insulator

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yogesh Kumar ◽  
Rabia Sultana ◽  
Prince Sharma ◽  
V. P. S. Awana
Keyword(s):  
Magnetic Field ◽  
Magnetic Fields ◽  
Single Crystal ◽  
Single Crystals ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Field Range ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Bulk Carriers ◽  
Different Temperatures

AbstractWe report the magneto-conductivity analysis of Bi2Se3 single crystal at different temperatures in a magnetic field range of ± 14 T. The single crystals are grown by the self-flux method and characterized through X-ray diffraction, Scanning Electron Microscopy, and Raman Spectroscopy. The single crystals show magnetoresistance (MR%) of around 380% at a magnetic field of 14 T and a temperature of 5 K. The Hikami–Larkin–Nagaoka (HLN) equation has been used to fit the magneto-conductivity (MC) data. However, the HLN fitted curve deviates at higher magnetic fields above 1 T, suggesting that the role of surface-driven conductivity suppresses with an increasing magnetic field. This article proposes a speculative model comprising of surface-driven HLN and added quantum diffusive and bulk carriers-driven classical terms. The model successfully explains the MC of the Bi2Se3 single crystal at various temperatures (5–200 K) and applied magnetic fields (up to 14 T).

scholarly journals Extraction of Boron from Ludwigite Ore: Mechanism of Soda-Ash Roasting of Lizardite and Szaibelyite

Minerals ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (9) ◽  
pp. 533 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xin Zhang ◽  
Guanghui Li ◽  
Jinxiang You ◽  
Jian Wang ◽  
Jun Luo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sodium Carbonate ◽  
Energy Dispersive Spectrometer ◽  
Low Grade ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
Scanning Calorimetry ◽  
Selective Activation ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Shed Light ◽  
Soda Ash ◽  
Scanning Electron

Ludwigite ore is a typical low-grade boron ore accounting for 58.5% boron resource of China, which is mainly composed of magnetite, lizardite and szaibelyite. During soda-ash roasting of ludwigite ore, the presence of lizardite hinders the selective activation of boron. In this work, lizardite and szaibelyite were prepared and their soda-ash roasting behaviors were investigated using thermogravimetric-differential scanning calorimetry (TG-DSC), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and scanning electron microscope and energy dispersive spectrometer (SEM-EDS) analyses, in order to shed light on the soda-ash activation of boron within ludwigite ore. Thermodynamics of Na2CO3-MgSiO3-Mg2SiO4-Mg2B2O5 via FactSage show that the formation of Na2MgSiO4 was preferential for the reaction between Na2CO3 and MgSiO3/Mg2SiO4. While, regarding the reaction between Na2CO3 and Mg2B2O5, the formation of NaBO2 was foremost. Raising temperature was beneficial for the soda-ash roasting of lizardite and szaibelyite. At a temperature lower than the melting of sodium carbonate (851 °C), the soda-ash roasting of szaibelyite was faster than that of lizardite. Moreover, the melting of sodium carbonate accelerated the reaction between lizardite with sodium carbonate.

Fabrication and evaluation of calcium phosphate cement scaffold with controlled internal channel architecture and complex shape

2007 ◽  
Vol 221 (8) ◽  
pp. 951-958 ◽  
Author(s):  
X Li ◽  
D Li ◽  
B Lu ◽  
L Wang ◽  
Z Wang
Keyword(s):  
Tissue Engineering ◽  
Calcium Phosphate ◽  
Calcium Phosphate Cement ◽  
Complex Shape ◽  
X Ray Diffraction ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Precise Control ◽  
Internal Channel ◽  
Channel Architecture

The ability to have precise control over internal channel architecture, porosity, and external shape is essential for tissue engineering. The feasibility of using indirect stereo-lithography (SL) to produce scaffolds from calcium phosphate cement materials for bone tissue engineering has been investigated. The internal channel architecture of the scaffolds was created by removal of the negative resin moulds made with SL. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) showed highly open, well-interconnected channel architecture. The X-ray diffraction examination revealed that the hydroxyapatite phase formed at room temperature in the cement was basically stable up to 850 °C. There was no phase decomposition of hydroxyapatite, although the crystallinity and grain size were different. The ability of resulting structure to support osteoblastic cells culture was tested in vitro. Cells were evenly distributed on exterior surfaces and grew into the internal channels of scaffolds. To exploit the ability of this technique, anatomically shaped femoral supracondylar scaffolds with 300-800 μm interconnected channels were produced and characterized.

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