Anisotropy analysis of bamboo and tooth using 4-angle polarization micro-spectroscopy

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Main Authors: Ryu, Meguya, Huang, Hsin-Hui, Vongsvivut, Jitraporn, Ng, Soon Hock, Dumbryte, Irma, Narbutis, Donatas, Malinauskas, Mangirdas, Juodkazis, Saulius, Morikawa, Junko
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author Ryu, Meguya
Huang, Hsin-Hui
Vongsvivut, Jitraporn
Ng, Soon Hock
Dumbryte, Irma
Narbutis, Donatas
Malinauskas, Mangirdas
Juodkazis, Saulius
Morikawa, Junko
author_facet Ryu, Meguya
Huang, Hsin-Hui
Vongsvivut, Jitraporn
Ng, Soon Hock
Dumbryte, Irma
Narbutis, Donatas
Malinauskas, Mangirdas
Juodkazis, Saulius
Morikawa, Junko
contents To investigate the anisotropic properties of biomaterials, two distinct classes are considered: polymer-based (e.g., cellulose in plants) and crystalline-based (e.g., enamel in teeth), each demonstrating distinct structural and functional characteristics. Four-angle polarization (4-pol.) spectral mapping of sub-1 μm bamboo slices was carried out in the mid-IR spectral range (2.5-20 μm) to reveal the 3D organization of the chemical bonding of cellulose using the key characteristic absorption bands associated with C-O-C and C-N vibrational modes. The longitudinal and transverse microtome slices revealed a switch between the presence and absence of dichroism in parenchyma cell walls and vascular bundles. The cell wall showed continuous alignment of the C-O-C stretching vibrational mode (8.6 μm/1163 cm-1) down to the pixel resolution of ~ 4 μm (the step size in imaging) in the transverse slice; the cell wall thickness is ~ 1 μm. Thin microtomed slices of a tooth were measured in transmission and reflection modes. The single-point reflection measurements, performed using two perpendicular orientations, revealed orientational anisotropy in the enamel, which was absent in the dentin region. High sub-diffraction limited lateral resolution was numerically validated using a simplified-model of a Gaussian beam reading out material pixels with a defined orientation of absorption. It is shown that the orientation of small ~ λ/10 ~ 1 μm objects can be revealed using a focal spot of ~ λ/NA ~ 20 μm, defining the diffraction limit for the objective lens with a numerical aperture NA ~ 0.5.
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spellingShingle Anisotropy analysis of bamboo and tooth using 4-angle polarization micro-spectroscopy
Ryu, Meguya
Huang, Hsin-Hui
Vongsvivut, Jitraporn
Ng, Soon Hock
Dumbryte, Irma
Narbutis, Donatas
Malinauskas, Mangirdas
Juodkazis, Saulius
Morikawa, Junko
Biological Physics
Medical Physics
To investigate the anisotropic properties of biomaterials, two distinct classes are considered: polymer-based (e.g., cellulose in plants) and crystalline-based (e.g., enamel in teeth), each demonstrating distinct structural and functional characteristics. Four-angle polarization (4-pol.) spectral mapping of sub-1 μm bamboo slices was carried out in the mid-IR spectral range (2.5-20 μm) to reveal the 3D organization of the chemical bonding of cellulose using the key characteristic absorption bands associated with C-O-C and C-N vibrational modes. The longitudinal and transverse microtome slices revealed a switch between the presence and absence of dichroism in parenchyma cell walls and vascular bundles. The cell wall showed continuous alignment of the C-O-C stretching vibrational mode (8.6 μm/1163 cm-1) down to the pixel resolution of ~ 4 μm (the step size in imaging) in the transverse slice; the cell wall thickness is ~ 1 μm. Thin microtomed slices of a tooth were measured in transmission and reflection modes. The single-point reflection measurements, performed using two perpendicular orientations, revealed orientational anisotropy in the enamel, which was absent in the dentin region. High sub-diffraction limited lateral resolution was numerically validated using a simplified-model of a Gaussian beam reading out material pixels with a defined orientation of absorption. It is shown that the orientation of small ~ λ/10 ~ 1 μm objects can be revealed using a focal spot of ~ λ/NA ~ 20 μm, defining the diffraction limit for the objective lens with a numerical aperture NA ~ 0.5.
title Anisotropy analysis of bamboo and tooth using 4-angle polarization micro-spectroscopy
topic Biological Physics
Medical Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.02711