hydroxyapatite


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hy·drox·y·ap·a·tite

(hī-drŏk′sē-ăp′ĭ-tīt′)
n.
A whitish apatite mineral, calcium hydroxide phosphate, Ca5(OH)(PO4)3, that is the chief mineral component of bones and teeth and provides strength and rigidity to their structures.
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hydroxyapatite

(haɪˌdrɒksɪˈæpəˌtaɪt) or

hydroxylapatite

n
(Minerals) a natural calcium mineral found in human teeth and bones
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hy·drox·y·ap·a·tite

n. hidroxiapatita, forma de fosfato de calcio, compuesto inorgánico presente en los dientes y los huesos.
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Thus, realizing the importance of degradable, biocompatible and mechanically strong porous structures, the authors were motivated to prepare and characterize cryogels of nanocomposite of starch, PVA and silver hydroxyapatite as biodegradable, noncytotoxic and antibacterial scaffolds and study their enzymatically induced degradation under in vitro conditions and compressive strength.
Silver Hydroxyapatite Reinforced Poly(Vinyl Alcohol)--Starch Cryogel Nanocomposites and Study of Biodegradation, Compressive Strength and Antibacterial Activity
i wsp.: Pulsed laser deposition of hydroxyapatite thin films.
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Hydroxyapatite is a naturally occurring mineral form of calcium apatite, quite similar in morphology and composition to the human hard tissues.
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Hydroxyapatite ([Ca.sub.10][(P[O.sub.4]).sub.6][(OH).sub.2]; HAP) is the one of the main biological materials, which can existed in human skeleton, animal bones, and teeth.
Biomimetic Synthesis of Hydroxyapatite in Presence of Imidazole-4,5-dicarboxylic Acid Grafted Chitosan for Removing Chromium(VI)
found that the hydroxyapatite nanoparticles/polyamide (HA NPs/PA) composite scaffolds had no negative effects on the adhesion, proliferation, and osteogenic differentiation of rabbit bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells (rBMSCs) [18].
In Vitro Uptake of Hydroxyapatite Nanoparticles and Their Effect on Osteogenic Differentiation of Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells
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Particle size distribution of unmodified, modified and modified sintered hydroxyapatite in TEM images was undertaken using a UTHSCSA Image Tool image analyzer program (IT version 3).
Surface Modification of Nano-Hydroxyapatite Using Bisphosphonate Moieties: Effect on Morphology and Crystalline Nature at Higher Temperature
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