Time-domain THz spectroscopy of the characteristics of hydroxyapatite provides a signature of heating in bone tissue
Fig 1
Macroscopic and nanoscale evolution of HA upon heating.
a) sample preparation scheme; b) color changes of bone sticks as a function of temperature; scale bar 10 mm; c) SEM images showing the nanoscale heating effect on ns-HA, and compared to s-HA and β-TCP. Scale bar is 200 nm for all the images.