ReviewIUCrJ2024
Crossing length scales: X-ray approaches to studying the structure of biological materials.
Review in IUCrJ, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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7 citing papers in PubMed.
- The narwhal tusk assembles its macroscopic helix from building blocks with opposing twists.Nature communications · 2026Article
- Dynamic sampling for SAXSTT: towards real-time measurement adaptation.Journal of synchrotron radiation · 2026Article
- Three-Dimensional Characterization of the Collagen-Hydroxyapatite Interaction During Heterotopic Ossification in Healing Rat Achilles Tendons.Small science · 2026Article
- Multi-scale triglyceride crystal network analysis using a benchtop ultra-small-angle X-ray scattering instrument.RSC advances · 2026Article
- Fast Small-Angle X-Ray Scattering Tensor Tomography: An Outlook into Future Applications in Life Sciences.Small methods · 2026Article
- Anisotropic diffraction of materials with fibre symmetry: application to chitin cuticle.IUCrJ · 2026Article
- Dynamic change of calcium-rich compartments during coccolithophore biomineralization.Science advances · 2025Article
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Abstract
Biological materials have outstanding properties. With ease, challenging mechanical, optical or electrical properties are realised from comparatively `humble' building blocks. The key strategy to realise these properties is through extensive hierarchical structuring of the material from the millimetre to the nanometre scale in 3D. Though hierarchical structuring in biological materials has long been recognized, the 3D characterization of such structures remains a challenge. To understand the behaviour of materials, multimodal and multi-scale characterization approaches are needed. In this review, we outline current X-ray analysis approaches using the structures of bone and shells as examples. We show how recent advances have aided our understanding of hierarchical structures and their functions, and how these could be exploited for future research directions. We also discuss current roadblocks including radiation damage, data quantity and sample preparation, as well as strategies to address them.
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