A brief review on hydroxyapatite production and use in biomedicine

Abstract Hydroxyapatite (HAp) is a bioceramic widely studied due to its chemical similarity with the mineral component of bones. Besides, it is biocompatible, bioactive and thermodynamically stable in the body fluid what poses it as an attractive material for a wide range of applications in the biom...

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Main Authors: D. S. Gomes, A. M. C. Santos, G. A. Neves, R. R. Menezes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Cerâmica
Series:Cerâmica
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0366-69132019000200282&lng=en&tlng=en