Fabrication and Characteristics of Porous Hydroxyapatite-CaO Composite Nanofibers for Biomedical Applications

Hydroxyapatite (HAp), a major inorganic and essential component of normal bone and teeth, is a promising biomaterial due to its excellent biocompatibility, bioactivity, and osteoconductivity. Therefore, synthetic HAp has been widely used as a bone substitute, cell carrier, and delivery carrier of th...

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Main Authors: Shiao-Wen Tsai, Sheng-Siang Huang, Wen-Xin Yu, Yu-Wei Hsu, Fu-Yin Hsu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-07-01
Series:Nanomaterials
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2079-4991/8/8/570