Effective UV/Ozone irradiation method for decontamination of hydroxyapatite surfaces

The purpose of this study was to establish whether UV/ozone (O3) irradiation method can effectively decontaminate hydroxyapatite surfaces, including those modified by the treatment with 30% phosphoric acid solution through morphological and chemical surface analyses (surface roughness, X-ray photoel...

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Main Authors: Keisuke Yasuda, Yohei Okazaki, Yasuhiko Abe, Kazuhiro Tsuga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-08-01
Series:Heliyon
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844017307697