Influence of iron doping towards the physicochemical and biological characteristics of hydroxyapatite

• Main Authors: Balakrishnan, Subha, Padmanabhan, Varun Prasath, Kulandaivelu, Ravichandran, Nellaiappan, T. S. Sankara Narayanan, Sagadevan, Suresh, Paiman, Suriati, Mohammad, Faruq, Al-Lohedan, Hamad A., Obulapuram, Prasanna Kumar, Oh, Won Chun
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier 2021
• Subjects: TA Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General); TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/34324/

Hydroxyapatite (HAP) is the naturally occurring mineral form of calcium apatite and the most studied material as a bone substituent. Considering HAP's inherent properties, this study explored changes in HAP's characteristics from doping with other metals such as Fe. To form pure HAP and Fe...