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| Title: | Surface morphology of gall bladder stones |
| Authors: | Singh, V R
Kaur, Palwinder |
| Keywords: | Gall bladder stones
Morphology
Surface morphology
Disintegration process |
| Issue Date: | Mar-2004 |
| Publisher: | CSIR |
| IPC Code: | G 01N 13/10 |
| Abstract: | Gall bladder stones are crystalline structures formed by
concretion or accretion of normal or abnormal bile constitutents. These stones
are normally made of cholesterol, calcium, phosphate, carbonate and proteins.
The aetiology of gall bladder stones is multifactoral. Scanning electron
microsscopy (SEM) is used here to investigate the surface features of the
mechanically fractured part of the stone samples. Micrographs exhibit a non
uniform polycrystalline surface without specific grain boundaries with
porosity, leading to loose bounding of crystals and hence low specific gravity.
These results pertaining to surface characterisation are very useful for
understanding the disintegration process of stones inside or outside the human
body. |
| Page(s): | 189-194 |
| ISSN: | 0975-1041 (Online); 0019-5596 (Print) |
| Source: | IJPAP Vol.42(03) [March 2004]
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