STRUCTURE, MINERAL AND CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF URINARYSTONES

Abstract

The infrared spectra of the investigated concrements were interpreted and their mineralogical composition was established. Mixed type stones were included into a specific group based on the main component which constituted more than 50% of their mineral base. The surface of urinary stones samples was studied by atomic force spectroscopy; 2D and 3D photos were taken, the size of the nanoparticles that were present in the samples was estimated. X-ray diffraction confirmed the mineralogical composition of urinary stones, which is interrelated with the results of IR spectroscopy. The indexes of elemental composition of concrements, which correlate with their mineralogical composition according to the results of IR spectroscopy, were analyzed. The basic physical and chemical parameters of the water were defined and the correlation between them and the mineralogical composition of the investigated urinary stones was established. The use of the modern methods of analysis, namely: X-ray diffraction, X-ray fluorescence, IR spectroscopy, atomic force spectroscopy made it possible to estimate the structure, chemical and mineralogical composition of the investigated concrements.