Polycrystalline apatite synthesized by hydrothermal replacement of calcium carbonates
Aragonite and calcite single crystals can be readily transformed into polycrystalline hydroxyapatite pseudomorphs by hydrothermal treatment in a (NH4)2HPO4 solution. Scanning electron microscopy of the reaction products showed that the transformation of aragonite to apatite is characterised by the f...
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| Format: | Journal Article |
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2011
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/5726 |