The mechanical behavior of dental enamel has been the subject of many investigations.
Initial studies assumed that it was a more or less homogeneous material with uniform …

Enamel is the hardest biological substance in the human body and is a composite material
consisting of both a mineral and an organic phase. The mineral phase predominates (95–96 …

Recent nanoindentation studies have demonstrated that the hardness and Young's modulus
of human molar enamel decreases by more than 50% on moving from the occlusal surface …

Objectives In this study we present the application of a novel laboratory method that employs
laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) to construct two …

Human teeth are a readily accessible biological tissue for which the analysis of lead has
been used for the classification of people in terms of their lead exposure and absorption …

A proton energy scan from 2.2 to 3.8 MeV (Δ E= 20 keV) was performed to measure
differential cross sections of prompt gamma reactions on Li, B, F, Mg, Al, Si and P at θ lab …

This book describes the capabilities of nuclear techniques for elemental microanalysis in the
biological field. A description of basic principles is given at the beginning, with special …

Raman spectroscopy is a powerful analytical tool to be used in many biomedical
applications and could be potentially translated into clinical work. The challenge of Raman …

I review the nuclear reactions which are suitable for ion beam analysis of fluorine in
materials and for profiling fluorine in the outer few μm. The 19 F (p, αγ) 16 O and 19 F (p …

The trace element content and distribution in ivory from elephants and hippopotami were
measured for both natural elements and elements present due to pollution. The National …