Investigation of the osteitis deformans phases in snake vertebrae by double-pulse laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy
Language English Country Germany Media print-electronic
Document type Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
- MeSH
- Snakes anatomy & histology MeSH
- Bone and Bones anatomy & histology pathology MeSH
- Lasers MeSH
- X-Ray Microtomography methods MeSH
- Spectrum Analysis methods MeSH
- Fossils * MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Check Tag
- Animals MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't MeSH
Double-pulse laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (DP-LIBS) was optimized for microspatial analyses of fossil and recent snake vertebrae. As complimentary techniques, solution analysis by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry and synchrotron radiation X-ray microtomography was utilized in order to determine the overall concentration of the selected elements in the samples and to visualize nondestructively the fossil sample microstructure, respectively. Elemental mapping of pathological bony tissue by DP-LIBS has been proven as a powerful tool for considering the osteitis deformans phases in fossil vertebrae.
Department of Chemistry Faculty of Science Masaryk University Kotlárská 2 611 37 Brno Czech Republic
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