Research Article

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

Table 2

XRD analysis of bone crystallinity and its crystal size at 002 pattern (mean ± SD).

Maceration methodFWHM of 002 reflectionCrystal size at 002 reflection

Cold water0.499 ± 0.04217.178 ± 1.420
Boiled water0.577 ± 0.02214.767 ± 0.576