Journal of Dentistry
Volume 35, Issue 5 , Pages 425-430 , May 2007

In situ tracing the process of human enamel demineralization by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS)

  • Ying-Min Liao

      Affiliations

    • Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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  • Zu-De Feng

      Affiliations

    • Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
    • Research Center for Biomedical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China. Tel.: +86 592 8778331; fax: +86 592 2183937.
    • ,
  • Zuo-Liang Chen

      Affiliations

    • Xiamen Stomatological Hospital, Xiamen 361005, China

Received 10 May 2006 ,Accepted 29 November 2006.

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☆ The sound human third molars used in this investigation were those extracted under clinic orthodontic treatment at Xiamen Stomatological Hospital.

PII: S0300-5712(06)00228-4

doi: 10.1016/j.jdent.2006.11.011

Journal of Dentistry
Volume 35, Issue 5 , Pages 425-430 , May 2007

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