Bone Regeneration Using a Mixture of Silicon-Substituted Coral HA and β-TCP in a Rat Calvarial Bone Defect Model
The demand of bone graft materials has been increasing. Among various origins of bone graft materials, natural coral composed of up to 99% calcium carbonate was chosen and converted into hydroxyapatite (HA); silicon was then substituted into the HA. Then, the Si-HA was mixed with β-tricalcium phosph...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2016-02-01
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| Series: | Materials |
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| Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/9/2/97 |