Acellular Synthesis of a Human Enamel‐like Microstructure

Abstract

A mild hydrothermal process is used as a direct method to produce synthetic human enamel prism-like structures that are biocompatible with dental pulp stem cells. The rod-like fluorapatite crystals are very similar in chemical composition and in structural dimensions to natural tooth enamel (see figure). Supporting information for this article is available on the WWW under http://www.wiley-vch.de/contents/jc_2089/2006/c2401_s.pdf or from the author. Please note: The publisher is not responsible for the content or functionality of any supporting information supplied by the authors. Any queries (other than missing content) should be directed to the corresponding author for the article.