Crystallographic structure and surface m
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Ellies, L. G. ;Nelson, D. G. A. ;Featherstone, J. D. B.
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Article
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1988
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Densely sintered synthetic hydroxyapatite (HA) is used as an implant material because of its excellent tissue biocompatibility. In order to maximize the biological potential of this calcium phosphate, we have investigated the incorporation of carbonate into HA to make a material which more closely r