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Piezoelectric Effect in Bone

1963; Nature Portfolio; Volume: 197; Issue: 4862 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1038/197081a0

1476-4687

Morris H. Shamos, Leroy S. Lavine, Michael Ian Shamos,

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THERE is convincing evidence that bone has an orderly morphological and microscopic structure. This evidence is derived mainly from electron microscopy, ordinary histological preparations, and microradiography1. Such a structure, consisting essentially of apatite crystals embedded in an organic matrix, might be expected to exhibit piezoelectric properties, as in the case of many other multicrystalline structures.