Abstract
Calcium phosphates are important materials in the fields of biology, geology, industry, medicine, and dentistry. Their formation, functions, and applications depend on their structure, composition, solubility, and stability. These related basic properties have been extensively studied; the literature is vast and interdisciplinary.1–3An overview of these physicochemical properties is presented in this chapter with the compound of greatest interest and importance, hydroxyapatite (OHAp), discussed in more detail; a standard reference material of OHAp4 is used as an example in discussion.
Keywords
- Calcium Phosphate
- Amorphous Calcium Phosphate
- Apatitic Layer
- Octacalcium Phosphate
- Calcium Orthophosphate
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Tung, M.S. (1998). Calcium Phosphates: Structure, Composition, Solubility, and Stability. In: Amjad, Z. (eds) Calcium Phosphates in Biological and Industrial Systems. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-5517-9_1
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