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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2006 Aug 21.
Published in final edited form as: Biochim Biophys Acta. 2006 Mar 15;1758(7):942–947. doi: 10.1016/j.bbamem.2006.02.019

Table 1.

Parameters used in the IR analysis of mineralized tissues

Parameter Region analyzed (cm−1)
Mineral (phosphate v1, v3)/matrix (amide I) peak area ratio 900–1200/1585–1720
Carbonate (v2)/phosphate (v1, v3) peak area ratio 860–890/900–1200
Carbonate (v2)/amide I peak area ratio 860–890/1585–1720
Fractional Carbonate A substitution I872/860–890
fractional Carbonate B substitution I878/860–890
Crystallinity Peak area 1030/1020 or I1030/I1020
Acid phosphate content Peak area 1117/900–1200 or I1117/I960
Collagen maturity Peak area 1660/1686 or I1660/I1690

I = intensity at wavenumber indicated.