Ca/P ratio effects on the degradation of
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Wang, Haibo ;Lee, Jong-Kook ;Moursi, Amr ;Lannutti, John J.
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Article
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2003
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract Phase purity is a well‐recognized but not well‐understood variable affecting the biological integration of hydroxyapatite (HA)‐based biomaterials. Minor amounts of specific, relevant impurities—calcium oxide (CaO) and tricalcium phosphate (TCP)—may often be present either as deliberate