Chemical synthesis of bone-like carbonate hydroxyapatite from hen eggshells and its characterization

Carbonate hydroxyapatite (CHAp) was synthesized from domestic hen eggshells by using three alternative wet chemical methods at room temperature. In the first method, the powdered eggshells were reacted directly with H3PO4. In the other two methods, calcium acetate was obtained in a first step by dis...

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Main Authors: Acevedo-Dávila, J. L., López-Cuevas, J., Vargas-Gutiérrez, G., Rendón-Angeles, J. C., Méndez-Nonell, J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2007-10-01
Series:Boletín de la Sociedad Española de Cerámica y Vidrio
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Online Access:http://ceramicayvidrio.revistas.csic.es/index.php/ceramicayvidrio/article/view/223/235