Component analyses of urinary nanocrystallites of uric acid stone formers by combination of high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, fast Fourier transformation, energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy

IET Nanobiotechnol. 2015 Jun;9(3):114-21. doi: 10.1049/iet-nbt.2014.0017.

Abstract

This study aimed to analyse the components of nanocrystallites in urines of patients with uric acid (UA) stones. X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), fast Fourier transformation (FFT) of HRTEM, and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) were performed to analyse the components of these nanocrystallites. XRD and FFT showed that the main component of urinary nanocrystallites was UA, which contains a small amount of calcium oxalate monohydrate and phosphates. EDS showed the characteristic absorption peaks of C, O, Ca and P. The formation of UA stones was closely related to a large number of UA nanocrystallites in urine. A combination of HRTEM, FFT, EDS and XRD analyses could be performed accurately to analyse the components of urinary nanocrystallites.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Nanoparticles / chemistry*
  • Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared
  • Spectrum Analysis
  • Uric Acid / chemistry*
  • Urinary Calculi / chemistry*

Substances

  • Uric Acid