• DocumentCode
    2670019
  • Title

    Nano-FTIR of biominerals

  • Author

    Amarie, Sergiu ; Zaslansky, Paul ; Fratzl, Peter ; Keilmann, Fritz

  • Author_Institution
    Center for Nanosci., Max Planck Inst. of Quantum Opt., Garching, Germany
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    2-7 Oct. 2011
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    We apply mid-infrared near-field microscopy with broad-band spectroscopic operation to problems in biomineralization. Inspecting tooth material we find vibrational resonances of phosphate nanocrystals distinctly shifted from bulk phosphates. This is enabled by the extraordinary spectral narrowing promoted by the near-field interaction over far-field FTIR.
  • Keywords
    Fourier transform spectra; biomedical materials; biomineralisation; dentistry; infrared spectra; nanomedicine; nanostructured materials; phosphorus compounds; vibrational modes; PO; biomineralization; broad-band spectroscopic operation; mid-infrared near-field microscopy; nano-FTIR; near-field interaction; phosphate nanocrystals; spectral narrowing; vibrational resonances; Chemicals; Materials; Microscopy; Optical microscopy; Spatial resolution; Spectroscopy; Teeth;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Infrared, Millimeter and Terahertz Waves (IRMMW-THz), 2011 36th International Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    Houston, TX
  • ISSN
    2162-2027
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4577-0510-6
  • Electronic_ISBN
    2162-2027
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/irmmw-THz.2011.6104769
  • Filename
    6104769