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ArticleSmall methods2026

Fast Small-Angle X-Ray Scattering Tensor Tomography: An Outlook into Future Applications in Life Sciences.

Christian Appel, Margaux Schmeltz, Irene Rodriguez-Fernandez, Lukas Anschuetz, Leonard C Nielsen, Ezequiel Panepucci, Tomislav Marijolovic, Klaus Wakonig, Aleksandra Ivanovic, Anne Bonnin and 11 more

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Article in Small methods, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

21 authors.

Christian AppelCenter for Photon Science, Paul Scherrer Institute, Villigen, 5232, Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6050-3836
Margaux SchmeltzCenter for Photon Science, Paul Scherrer Institute, Villigen, 5232, Switzerland.
Irene Rodriguez-FernandezCenter for Photon Science, Paul Scherrer Institute, Villigen, 5232, Switzerland.
Lukas AnschuetzDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV) and University of Lausanne (UNIL), Lausanne, 1011, Switzerland.
Leonard C NielsenDepartment of Physics, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, SE-41296, Sweden.
Ezequiel PanepucciCenter for Photon Science, Paul Scherrer Institute, Villigen, 5232, Switzerland.
Tomislav MarijolovicCenter for Photon Science, Paul Scherrer Institute, Villigen, 5232, Switzerland.
Klaus WakonigCenter for Scientific Computing, Theory and Data, Paul Scherrer Institute, Villigen, 5232, Switzerland.
Aleksandra IvanovicCenter for Photon Science, Paul Scherrer Institute, Villigen, 5232, Switzerland.
Anne BonninCenter for Photon Science, Paul Scherrer Institute, Villigen, 5232, Switzerland.
Filip LeonarskiCenter for Photon Science, Paul Scherrer Institute, Villigen, 5232, Switzerland.
Justyna WojdylaCenter for Photon Science, Paul Scherrer Institute, Villigen, 5232, Switzerland.
Takashi TomizakiCenter for Photon Science, Paul Scherrer Institute, Villigen, 5232, Switzerland.
Manuel Guizar-SicairosCenter for Photon Science, Paul Scherrer Institute, Villigen, 5232, Switzerland.
Kate SmithCenter for Photon Science, Paul Scherrer Institute, Villigen, 5232, Switzerland.
John H BealeCenter for Photon Science, Paul Scherrer Institute, Villigen, 5232, Switzerland.
Wayne GlettigCenter for Photon Science, Paul Scherrer Institute, Villigen, 5232, Switzerland.
Katherine E McAuleyCenter for Photon Science, Paul Scherrer Institute, Villigen, 5232, Switzerland.
Oliver BunkCenter for Photon Science, Paul Scherrer Institute, Villigen, 5232, Switzerland.
Meitian WangCenter for Photon Science, Paul Scherrer Institute, Villigen, 5232, Switzerland.
Marianne LiebiCenter for Photon Science, Paul Scherrer Institute, Villigen, 5232, Switzerland.

Funding

Chalmers initiative for the advancement of neutron and X-ray techniquesEuropean Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programH2020 European Research Council ERC-2020-StG 949301H2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions 884104PHRT-iPostdoc Project 2022/477Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung 310030E_188993Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung 320030_192660Swedish Research Council VR 2018-041449Swiss National Science Foundation 310030E_188993Swiss National Science Foundation 320030_192660Vetenskapsrådet VR 2018-041449
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Small Angle-X-ray Scattering Tensor Tomography (SAS-TT) is a relatively new but powerful technique for studying the multiscale architecture of hierarchical structures particularly relevant to life science applications. Currently, the technique is very demanding on synchrotron beamtime, which limits its applications, especially for cases requiring a statistically relevant number of samples. This study reports the first SAS-TT measurement at a macromolecular X-ray crystallography beamline, PX-I at the Swiss Light Source (SLS), with an improvement in acquisition time from 96 h/Mvoxel in the pilot experiments to 6 h/Mvoxel with comparable sampling, defining a new standard for fast SAS-TT with a micrometer beam size and allowing to record a full tomogram in 1.2 h. Measurements are performed on the long and lenticular process of the incus bone, one of the three human auditory ossicles. The main orientation and degree of alignment of the mineralised collagen fibrils are characterised, as well as the size and shape of the mineral particles which show relevant variations in different tissue locations. The study reveals three distinct regions of high fibril alignment, most likely important pathways of sound throughout the ossicular chain, and highlights the technique's potential to aid in future developments in middle ear reconstructive surgery.

Indexed as

Biological Science DisciplinesScattering, Small AngleX-Ray DiffractionHumansSynchrotronshierarchically structured materialsincusnanostrucutral orientationossiculoplastysaxstensor tomography

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PMID40665885
PMCPMC12790371

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