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Bone mineralization

Water brings order

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Measurements of the structure and organization of intact bone samples show that water plays a significant role in orienting bone apatite crystals, and that such ordering is mediated by an amorphous mineral coating layer.

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Figure 1: Structure and organization of mineral nanoparticles in bone.

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  1. Melinda Duer is at the Department of Chemistry, University of Cambridge, Lensfield Road, Cambridge CB2 1EW, UK,

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  2. Arthur Veis is at the Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 303 E Chicago Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60611, USA,

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