Biomimetic Remineralization of Demineralized Dentine Using Scaffold of CMC/ACP Nanocomplexes in an In Vitro Tooth Model of Deep Caries
Figure 6
Representative TEM images of unstained samples of collagen fibrils.
(a), a collagen fibril mineralized with SBF, the open arrows indicating needle-like crystals as extrafibrillar minerals; (b), a collagen fibril mineralized with nanocomplexes of CMC/ACP regained by dissolving their scaffolds in SBF solution, the open arrows indicating nanocomplexes of CMC/ACP, the dash lines indicating the cross-bandings formed by mineral crystals and the arrows of dash line denoting the orientation of mineral crystals.