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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Main Authors: Kasioptas, A., Geisler, T., Putnis, Christine, Perdikouri, C., Putnis, Andrew
Format: Journal Article
Published: Elsevier 2010
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/7109