Figure 4
From: Nanoanalytical electron microscopy of events predisposing to mineralisation of turkey tendon
The carbon K near edge structures of turkey tendon fibrils (collected from 14 week old specimen), carbonated HA (CHA) and amorphous carbon (AC). The amorphous carbon (AC) spectrum is consistent with spectra collected from resin and carbon film. The AC spectrum has two peaks: a smaller peak A at ~284 eV and a broad peak E above 292 eV. Spectra collected from turkey tendon (TN, TP, TW1, TW2) display an additional peak B at ~286 eV. The mineralised regions show also a formation of peak C at ~287 eV (TW2). In some acquisitions, (TW2), a carbonate peak D at ~290 eV is seen.
