A new incorporation mechanism for trivalent actinides into bioapatite : a TRLFS and EXAFS study

© 2012 American Chemical Society

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Veröffentlicht in:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids. - 1992. - 28(2012), 8 vom: 28. Feb., Seite 3845-51
1. Verfasser: Holliday, Kiel (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Handley-Sidhu, Stephanie, Dardenne, Kathy, Renshaw, Joanna, Macaskie, Lynne, Walther, Clemens, Stumpf, Thorsten
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2012
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids
Schlagworte:Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. Actinoid Series Elements Lanthanoid Series Elements Durapatite 91D9GV0Z28
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Zusammenfassung:© 2012 American Chemical Society
One of the most toxic byproducts of nuclear power and weapons production is the transuranics, which have a high radiotoxicity and long biological half-life due to their tendency to accumulate in the skeletal system. This accumulation is inhomogeneous and has been associated with the chemical properties and structure of the bone material rather than its location or function. This suggests a chemical driving force to incorporation and requires an atomic scale mechanistic understanding of the incorporation process. Here we propose a new incorporation mechanism for trivalent actinides and lanthanides into synthetic and biologically produced hydroxyapatite. Time-resolved laser fluorescence spectroscopy and extended X-ray absorption fine structure have been used to demonstrate that trivalent actinides and lanthanides incorporate into the amorphous grain boundaries of apatite. This incorporation site can be used to explain patterns in uptake and distribution of radionuclides in the mammalian skeletal system
Beschreibung:Date Completed 13.06.2012
Date Revised 21.11.2013
published: Print-Electronic
Citation Status MEDLINE
ISSN:1520-5827
DOI:10.1021/la300014a