Non-Apatitic Environments in Bone Mineral: FT-IR Detection, Biological Properties and Changes in Several Disease States

Abstract
Resolution enhanced FT-IR spectroscopy shows that non-apatitic environments of phosphate and carbonate ions occur in bone mineral. The spectroscopic characteristics of these environments and their chemical and biological properties are reviewed. The potential effectiveness of FT-IR for the detailed study of bone mineral changes in bone disease is shown by analysis of several samples.