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Microstructural characterization of CPPD and hydroxyapatite crystal depositions on human menisci

Microstructural characterization of CPPD and hydroxyapatite crystal depositions on human menisci
Microstructural characterization of CPPD and hydroxyapatite crystal depositions on human menisci
Meniscus is a fibrocartilaginous tissue composed mainly of water and a dense elaborate collagen network with a predominantly circumferential alignment. Crystal formation and accumulation on meniscal tissue is frequently observed especially in elderly. In this study, we used X-ray diffraction (XRD), FTIR and FT-Raman for the structural identification of the depositions and Optical microscopy, Scanning Electron microscopy (SEM/EDX) and Atomic Force microscopy (AFM), in order to investigate the structural relationship between the crystal deposits and the collagen fibers of human meniscal tissues. We are reporting on the formation of intercalary “colonies” of Calcium Pyrophosphate Dihydrate (CPPD) crystals with two distinct morphologies corresponding to the monoclinic and the triclinic phase, as well as the formation of micro-aggregations composed of nano-crystalline HAP aggregations which are developed along the longitudinal axis of collagen fibers without extensively disturbing the collagens arrangement.
meniscal calcification, pathological mineralization, hydroxyapatite, calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate
0232-1300
1201-1209
Katsamenis, Orestis L.
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Karoutsos, Vagelis
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Kontostanos, Konstantinos
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Panagiotopoulos, Elias C.
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Papadaki, Helen
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Bouropoulos, Nikolaos
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Katsamenis, Orestis L.
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Karoutsos, Vagelis
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Kontostanos, Konstantinos
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Panagiotopoulos, Elias C.
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Papadaki, Helen
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Bouropoulos, Nikolaos
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Katsamenis, Orestis L., Karoutsos, Vagelis, Kontostanos, Konstantinos, Panagiotopoulos, Elias C., Papadaki, Helen and Bouropoulos, Nikolaos (2012) Microstructural characterization of CPPD and hydroxyapatite crystal depositions on human menisci. Crystal Research and Technology, 47 (11), 1201-1209. (doi:10.1002/crat.201200346).

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Abstract

Meniscus is a fibrocartilaginous tissue composed mainly of water and a dense elaborate collagen network with a predominantly circumferential alignment. Crystal formation and accumulation on meniscal tissue is frequently observed especially in elderly. In this study, we used X-ray diffraction (XRD), FTIR and FT-Raman for the structural identification of the depositions and Optical microscopy, Scanning Electron microscopy (SEM/EDX) and Atomic Force microscopy (AFM), in order to investigate the structural relationship between the crystal deposits and the collagen fibers of human meniscal tissues. We are reporting on the formation of intercalary “colonies” of Calcium Pyrophosphate Dihydrate (CPPD) crystals with two distinct morphologies corresponding to the monoclinic and the triclinic phase, as well as the formation of micro-aggregations composed of nano-crystalline HAP aggregations which are developed along the longitudinal axis of collagen fibers without extensively disturbing the collagens arrangement.

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Accepted/In Press date: 27 July 2012
e-pub ahead of print date: 23 August 2012
Published date: November 2012
Keywords: meniscal calcification, pathological mineralization, hydroxyapatite, calcium pyrophosphate dihydrate
Organisations: Engineering Mats & Surface Engineerg Gp

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Local EPrints ID: 372303
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/372303
ISSN: 0232-1300
PURE UUID: 2d6bef0f-7d55-4965-9b83-db404d6fc75c
ORCID for Orestis L. Katsamenis: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-4367-4147

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Date deposited: 27 Jul 2015 10:30
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Author: Vagelis Karoutsos
Author: Konstantinos Kontostanos
Author: Elias C. Panagiotopoulos
Author: Helen Papadaki
Author: Nikolaos Bouropoulos

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