To evaluate the remineralising effects of fluoride (F) varnishes containing bioavailable calcium-phosphate compound (Ca-P) based remineralisation systems and 5000 ppm F toothpaste (FTP) on root caries lesions (RCLs) potential proanthocyanidin (PA) for treatments RCLs when used as an adjunct to regimens. Demineralised dentine a pH-cycling model were mimic oral environment. Remineralising MI Varn...

The crayfish Cherax quadricarinatus stores calcium ions, easily mobilizable after molting, for calcifying parts of the new exoskeleton. They are chiefly stored as amorphous calcium carbonate (ACC) during each premolt in a pair of gastroliths synthesized in the stomach wall. How calcium carbonate is stabilized in the amorphous state in such a biocomposite remains speculative. The knowledge of th...

While alum amendments have shown to be effective in lowering water-soluble phosphate levels in poultry litter, the mechanism by which this occurs is not fully known. To determine the solid-state speciation of phosphate in litter samples, experiments were conducted with X-ray absorption near edge structure (XANES) spectroscopy. XANES analysis reveals that, in unamended samples, phosphate is pres...

In this work we are studying whether calcium phosphate deposition (CPD) during vascular calcification is a passive or a cell-mediated mechanism. Passive CPD was studied in fixed vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC), which calcify faster than live cells in the presence of 1.8 mM Ca²(+) and 2 mM P(i). CPD seems to be a cell-independent process that depends on the concentration of calcium, phosphat...

Cows’ milk contains inorganic calcium phosphate as a tightly-bound component of the casein micelles. The composition and chemical properties of this calcium phosphate have been studied for many years. Although the Ca/P ratio is similar to that found in hydroxyapatite, the use of other methods of characterization is desirable, since the various crystalline and amorphous forms of inorganic calciu...