Techniques to assess bone ultrastructure organization: orientation and arrangement of mineralized collagen fibrils

M Georgiadis, R Müller… - Journal of the Royal …, 2016 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Bone's remarkable mechanical properties are a result of its hierarchical structure. The
mineralized collagen fibrils, made up of collagen fibrils and crystal platelets, are bone's …

Next-generation imaging of the skeletal system and its blood supply

A Grüneboom, L Kling, S Christiansen, L Mill… - Nature Reviews …, 2019 - nature.com
Bone is organized in a hierarchical 3D architecture. Traditionally, analysis of the skeletal
system was based on bone mass assessment by radiographic methods or on the …

Quantifying the osteocyte network in the human skeleton

PR Buenzli, NA Sims - Bone, 2015 - Elsevier
Osteocytes form an extensive cellular network throughout the hard tissue matrix of the
skeleton, which is known to regulate skeletal structure. However due to limitations in …

The mechanoresponse of bone is closely related to the osteocyte lacunocanalicular network architecture

AF Van Tol, V Schemenz… - Proceedings of the …, 2020 - National Acad Sciences
Organisms rely on mechanosensing mechanisms to adapt to changes in their mechanical
environment. Fluid-filled network structures not only ensure efficient transport but can also …

An organoid for woven bone

A Akiva, J Melke, S Ansari, N Liv… - Advanced Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Bone formation (osteogenesis) is a complex process in which cellular differentiation and the
generation of a mineralized organic matrix are synchronized to produce a hybrid …

[HTML][HTML] Characterization and distribution of mechanically competent mineralized tissue in micropores of β-tricalcium phosphate bone substitutes

M Bohner, G Baroud, A Bernstein, N Döbelin, L Galea… - Materials Today, 2017 - Elsevier
Although bone formation around and within implants has been intensively studied, the role
of pores and pore geometry is still debated. Notwithstanding studies reporting the formation …

[HTML][HTML] Osteoporosis and Covid-19: Detected similarities in bone lacunar-level alterations via combined AI and advanced synchrotron testing

F Buccino, L Zagra, E Longo, L D'Amico, G Banfi… - Materials & Design, 2023 - Elsevier
While advanced imaging strategies have improved the diagnosis of bone-related
pathologies, early signs of bone alterations remain difficult to detect. The Covid-19 …

Long‐term immobilization in elderly females causes a specific pattern of cortical bone and osteocyte deterioration different from postmenopausal osteoporosis

T Rolvien, P Milovanovic, FN Schmidt… - Journal of Bone and …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Immobilization as a result of long‐term bed rest can lead to gradual bone loss. Because of
their distribution throughout the bone matrix and remarkable interconnectivity, osteocytes …

Synchrotron X-ray studies of the structural and functional hierarchies in mineralised human dental enamel: A state-of-the-art review

C Besnard, A Marie, S Sasidharan, RA Harper… - Dentistry Journal, 2023 - mdpi.com
Hard dental tissues possess a complex hierarchical structure that is particularly evident in
enamel, the most mineralised substance in the human body. Its complex and interlinked …

Micro-and nano-CT for the study of bone ultrastructure

F Peyrin, P Dong, A Pacureanu, M Langer - Current osteoporosis reports, 2014 - Springer
Micro-computed tomography (micro-CT)—a version of X-ray CT operating at high spatial
resolution—has had a considerable success for the investigation of trabecular bone micro …