Fabrication of Carbonate Apatite Block through a Dissolution–Precipitation Reaction Using Calcium Hydrogen Phosphate Dihydrate Block as a Precursor

Carbonate apatite (CO3Ap) block, which is a bone replacement used to repair defects, was fabricated through a dissolution–precipitation reaction using a calcium hydrogen phosphate dihydrate (DCPD) block as a precursor. When the DCPD block was immersed in NaHCO3 or Na2CO3 solution at 80 °C, DCPD conv...

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Main Authors: Kanji Tsuru, Ayami Yoshimoto, Masayuki Kanazawa, Yuki Sugiura, Yasuharu Nakashima, Kunio Ishikawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-03-01
Series:Materials
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/10/4/374