1st Edition

Calcium Orthophosphates Applications in Nature, Biology, and Medicine

By Sergey V. Dorozhkin Copyright 2012
870 Pages 73 B/W Illustrations
by Jenny Stanford Publishing

850 Pages
by Jenny Stanford Publishing

Due to a great chemical similarity with the biological calcified tissues, many calcium orthophosphates possess remarkable biocompatibility and bioactivity. Materials scientists use this property extensively to construct artificial bone grafts that are either entirely made of or only surface-coated with the biologically relevant calcium orthophosphates. Porous scaffolds made of calcium... Read more

Calcium Apatites and Other Calcium Orthophosphates
Amorphous Calcium (Ortho)Phosphates
Nanodimensional and Nanocrystalline Calcium Orthophosphates
Calcium Orthophosphates as Bioceramics; Self-Setting Calcium Orthophosphate Formulations: Cements, Concretes, Pastes and Putties
Calcium Orthophosphate-Based Biocomposites and Hybrid Biomaterials
The Dissolution Mechanism of Calcium Apatites in Acids
History of Calcium Orthophosphates

Biography

Sergey V. Dorozhkin