Research Article

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

Table 1

The structural and adhesion parameters of the healthy and osteoporotic bones.

ParametersHealthy bonesOsteoporotic bones

OS-diameter, nm848 (64)391 (61)
Adhesion forces of main parts of collagen fibrils, nN18,6 (35)38,0 (60)
Adhesion forces of friable parts of collagen fibrils, nN26,4 (35)52,0 (63)
Monoclinic modification of HAP, vol.%6,0 (1)12,0 (1)
Amorphous phase of HAP, vol.%20,0 (1)36,0 (1)

Absolute uncertainties in last digits are given in parentheses.