Extracting hydroxyapatite and its precursors from natural resources

Healing of segmental bone defects remain a difficult problem in orthopedic and trauma surgery. One reason for this difficulty is the limited availability of bone material to fill the defect and promote bone growth. Hydroxyapatite (HA) is a synthetic biomaterial, which is chemically similar to the mi...

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Main Authors: Akram, Muhammad, Ahmed, Rashid, Shakir, Imran, Wan Ibrahim, Wan Aini, Hussain, Rafaqat
Format: Article
Published: Springer US 2014
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Online Access:http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/52831/
https://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10853-013-7864-x
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