Insight into Biological Apatite: Physiochemical Properties and Preparation Approaches

Biological apatite is an inorganic calcium phosphate salt in apatite form and nano size with a biological derivation. It is also the main inorganic component of biological hard tissues such as bones and teeth of vertebrates. Consequently, biological apatite has a wide application in dentistry and or...

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Main Authors: Quan Liu, Shishu Huang, Jukka Pekka Matinlinna, Zhuofan Chen, Haobo Pan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/929748