Study finds iron-rich enamel protects, but doesn't color, rodents' orange-brown incisors Date: April 17, 2024 Source: American Chemical Society Summary: Chattering squirrels, charming coypus, and ...

News Release 17-Apr-2024 Study finds iron-rich enamel protects, but doesn’t color, rodents’ orange-brown incisors Peer-Reviewed Publication American Chemical Society image: ...

Their ever-growing incisors have an additional outer layer of acid-resistant, iron-rich enamel. Previously, researchers suggested that this iron-rich material was also responsible for the striking ...

Nano-sized pockets of iron material in rodents' incisors (coypu on the left and beaver on the right) strengthen and protect the teeth. Credit: Adapted from ACS Nano 2024, DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.4c00578 ...