and a higher calcium to phosphorus (Ca/P) molar ratio. The surface of the apatite nanoparticles shows three different layers. The inner apatite layer/core is characterized by the presence of the ...

Research has also explored the synthesis of calcium-deficient hydroxyapatite ... the coatings without altering the fundamental structure of hydroxyapatite. Such modifications could lead to ...

Apatites are a class of calcium-phosphorus-based inorganic ... is characterized by the presence of the crystalline structure of the apatite. Above the apatite layer is the non-apatitic layer ...