Microstructural Changes of Bone after Soft Tissue Removal: ATR-FTIR and XRD Spectroscopies

Table 1

IR analysis of bone crystallinity and collagen crosslinking parameters (mean ± SD).

Maceration method	Crystallinity: 1030/1020 cm^−1	FWHM of 604 cm^−1	Collagen crosslinking
Cold water	0.977 ± 0.078	14.003 ± 0.848	2.404 ± 0.254
Boiled water	1.106 ± 0.086	11.062 ± 0.939	1.544 ± 0.298