通过太赫兹近场成像技术揭示牙釉质脱矿的微观奥秘
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1.电子科技大学,电子科学与工程学院,太赫兹中心,中国成都610054;2.太赫兹技术教育部重点实验室,中国成都610054;3.四川大学华西口腔医院口腔疾病国家重点实验室,国家口腔疾病临床研究中心,中国成都610054

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国家自然科学基金(编号61988102, 61921002和 62071108)和太赫兹技术教育部重点实验室基金


Illuminating the Microscopic Mysteries of Enamel Demineralization through Terahertz Near-field Imaging
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1.Terahertz Research Center, School of Electronic Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 610054, China;2.Key Laboratory of Terahertz Technology, Ministry of Education, Chengdu 610054, China;3.State Key Laboratory of Oral Diseases, National Clinical Research Center for Oral Diseases, West China Hospital of Stomatology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, 610041, China.;4.Tian Fu Jiang Xi Laboratory, Chengdu, China, 641419;E-mail:Xiaoqiuyan Zhang: zhang_xqy@uestc.edu.cn;Li Cheng: dentistcl@scu.edu.cn;Min Hu:hu_m@uestc.edu.cn

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The Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant 61988102, 61921002 and 62071108 and he fund of Key Laboratory of THz Technology, Ministry of Education, China.

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    牙釉质脱矿通常发生在龋病的早期。研究牙釉质脱矿的微观机制对预防和治疗龋病具有重要意义。太赫兹技术,特别是连续波太赫兹近场扫描显微镜技术,以其纳米级分辨率在生物医学成像领域具有广阔的应用前景。此外,与传统的太赫兹时域光谱相比,便携式固体源作为发射源具有更高的功率和信噪比,更低的成本,可以获得更精确的成像。在本研究中,我们利用连续波太赫兹近场扫描显微镜系统进一步突破了传统太赫兹成像技术的分辨率限制,成功实现了纳米尺度下脱矿牙釉质的近场成像。我们敏锐地观察到,随着脱矿的加深,牙釉质的近场信号明显降低,这主要是由于介电常数的降低。这一新方法为牙釉质脱矿的微观过程提供了有价值的见解,为龋病进一步的研究和治疗奠定了基础。

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    Enamel demineralization often occurs in the early stage of dental caries. Studying the microscopic mechanism of enamel demineralization is essential to prevent and treat dental caries. Terahertz (THz) technology, especially continuous wave (CW) THz near-field scanning microscopy (THz-SNOM) with its nanoscale resolution, can be promising in biomedical imaging. In addition, compared with traditional THz time-domain spectroscopy (TDS), portable solid-state source as the emission has higher power and SNR, lower cost, and can obtain more precise imaging. In this study, we employ CW THz-SNOM to further break the resolution limitations of conventional THz imaging techniques and successfully achieve the near-field imaging of demineralized enamel at the nanoscale. We keenly observe that the near-field signal of the enamel significantly lowers as demineralization deepens, mainly due to the decrease in permittivity. This new approach offers valuable insights into the microscopic processes of enamel demineralization, laying the foundation for further research and treatment.

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  • 收稿日期:2024-11-13
  • 最后修改日期:2025-01-09
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