Carbonated Hydroxyapatite: Materials, Synthesis, and Applications

By Michael E. Fleet

This book introduces recent advances in understanding the crystal structure of carbonate hydroxylapatite (also known as bone mineral), which forms the hard tissue of bones and teeth. The book includes chapters on apatite mineralogy and geochemistry, synthesis methods, x-ray structure, infrared spectroscopy, crystal chemistry of carbonate hydroxylapatite, and biological apatites. There are 75 illustrations, 25 tables of data, and 3 appendices. Discussion of the new research is supported by an outline of the theory behind the methods of investigation and reviews of previous research on hydroxylapatite materials, for the benefit of non-specialist students and researchers.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9814463671
• ISBN13: 9789814463676
• Release Date: December 2014
• Publisher: Jenny Stanford Publishing
• Length: 278 Pages