Insight into Bone-Derived Biological Apatite: Ultrastructure and Effect of Thermal Treatment

Objectives. This study aims at examining the ultrastructure of bone-derived biological apatite (BAp) from a series of small vertebrates and the effect of thermal treatment on its physiochemical properties. Materials and Methods. Femurs/fin rays and vertebral bodies of 5 kinds of small vertebrates we...

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Main Authors: Quan Liu, Haobo Pan, Zhuofan Chen, Jukka Pekka Matinlinna
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/601025