The microstructure of a sample of cortical
bone obtained
from a 58 year old human, showing the diameter of an osteon.
(R.A.G. Hodgskinson, PhD Thesis, Queen Mary College, London, 1991)
The fracture surface of cortical bone, showing the diameter
of the Haversian canal and the thickness of a single lamella.
(B. Charalambides, PhD Thesis, Queen Mary College, London, 1991)
Low resolution electron micrograph of bovine bone (stained
with osmium tetroxide), showing the collagen banding within the osteon.
The light regions are collagen, and the dark regions are bone mineral
(R.A.G. Hodgskinson, PhD Thesis, Queen Mary College, London, 1991)
High resolution electron micrograph showing an individual
apatite crystal.
(R.A.G. Hodgskinson, PhD Thesis, Queen Mary College, London, 1991)