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13 - Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Metallurgy and Materials

University of Ulster

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Article title

The Role of Enamel Proteins in Protecting Mature Human Enamel Against Acidic Environments: A Double Layer Force Spectroscopy Study

Type

D - Journal article

DOI

10.1007/s13758-011-0014-6

Title of journal

Biointerphases

Article number

Volume number

Issue number

1-4

First page of article

ISSN of journal

1559-4106

Year of publication

2012

URL

http://www.springerlink.com/content/a3585625426q3g73/

Number of additional authors

Additional information

Within this Leverhulme Grant (F/00 430/J), it was shown that acid attack on dental enamel is not simply a chemical dissolution of its mineral constituent. Double-layer force spectroscopy showed for the first time that the small but well-dispersed protein content also plays a crucial buffering role. This led to a best Poster award at the 24th Annual Conference of the European Conference for Biomaterials in Dublin and resulted in an award for TEM beam time (Tyndall Institute-NAP project 416), giving further proofs of the role played by proteins in dental erosion (to be submitted to Nanotechnology).

Interdisciplinary

Cross-referral requested

Research group

B - Functional Materials & Devices

Proposed double-weighted

Double-weighted statement

Reserve for a double-weighted output

Non-English

English abstract