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Bioceramics at the CSIR: past, present and future

Author: Nilen, RWN ; Richter, PW ; Ripamonti, U ; Chetty, AS ; Moolman, FS Date: Feb 2006 Bioceramics are ceramic materials used to replace, repair or augment damaged or missing parts of the body. For example, hydroxyapatite (HA = Ca10(PO4)6(OH)2) and tricalcium phosphate (TCP = Ca3(PO4)2) are bioceramics commonly used in dental ... Read more
Novel nano-calcium phosphate generation to improve cell activity in bone restructuring

Author: Wepener, I ; Richter, W ; Joubert, A Date: Jan 2010 This presentation addresses the replacement and repair of bone. There are four types of biomaterials; namely biotoxic, bioinert, bioactive and ioresorbable. The most abundant inorganic mineral in bone is hydroxyapatite, which is a good candidate ... Read more
Synthesis, properties, and applications of hydroxyapatite

Author: Chetty, A ; Wepener, I ; Marei, MK ; Kamary, YE ; Moussa, RM Date: Aug 2012 Hydroxyapatite (HA) has been extensively investigated and used in bone clinical application for more than four decades. The increasing interest in HA is due to its similar chemical composition to that of the inorganic component of natural ... Read more

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