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Preparation and characterization of thermally stable nanohydroxyapatite

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Rod-like hydroxyapatite was synthesized by precipitating calcium nitrate tetrahydrate and ammonium dibase phosphate in the presence of polyacrylic acid followed by hydrothermal treatment. Both polyacrylic acid and the hydrothermal treatment stabilised the hydroxyapatite.

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ZHANG, S., GONSALVES, K.E. Preparation and characterization of thermally stable nanohydroxyapatite. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine 8, 25–28 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1018586128257

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