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. 2018 Sep 4;13(9):e0202833. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0202833

Fig 6. Average (n = 8) of the spectroscopic parameters recorded by AFM-IR as a function of the distance from the trabecular surface.

Fig 6

Repeated measurements were acquired every 1 um as a line orthogonal to the trabecular surface. The mineral-to-matrix ratio increased and the acid phosphate substitution ratio decreased with bone maturity. The crystallinity and the collagen crosslink ratio remained constant.