Research Article

Nanoporous Structure of Bone Matrix at Osteoporosis from Data of Atomic Force Microscopy and IR Spectroscopy

Figure 3

Granular structure of the bone matrix of the femur in healthy rats. Ordered arrangement of granular structures repeats the form of collagen fibrils. AFM scan size of 10 microns. Grain of regular structure (arrow a). Grain of irregular structure (arrow b).
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