Calcium Pyrophosphate Crystal Formation and Deposition: Where Do we Stand and What Does the Future hold?

S Sirotti, A Scanu, T Pascart, T Niessink… - Current Rheumatology …, 2024 - Springer
Purpose of the review Although calcium pyrophosphate deposition (CPPD) has been known
since the 1960s, our understanding of its pathogenesis remains rudimentary. This review …

q-Gaussian and q-BWF functions for the deconvolution of Raman and infrared spectra of Calcite

AC Sparavigna - 2024 - chemrxiv.org
Here we consider calcite and its spectra (Raman and infrared) that we can find in the
RRUFF database. We apply q-Gaussian and q-BWF functions to decompose the spectra …

[HTML][HTML] A Novel Polarized Light Microscope for the Examination of Birefringent Crystals in Synovial Fluid

JD FitzGerald, C Barrios, T Liu, A Rosenthal… - Gout, Urate, and Crystal …, 2024 - mdpi.com
Background: The gold standard for crystal arthritis diagnosis relies on the identification of
either monosodium urate (MSU) or calcium pyrophosphate (CPP) crystals in synovial fluid …