Crystal growth of apatite by replacement of an aragonite precursor
The replacement of aragonite by apatite is a process that occurs naturally during diagenesis, chemical weathering and natural hydrothermal reactions and is artificially promoted in medical sciences for use of the product material as a bone implant. We have investigated the mechanism and the kinetics...
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| Format: | Journal Article |
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Elsevier
2010
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/7109 |