Chitosan Composites for Bone Tissue Engineering—An Overview
Bone contains considerable amounts of minerals and proteins. Hydroxyapatite [Ca10(PO4)6(OH)2] is one of the most stable forms of calcium phosphate and it occurs in bones as major component (60 to 65%), along with other materials including collagen, chondroitin sulfate, keratin sulfate and lipids. In...
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MDPI AG
2010-08-01
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Online Access: | http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/8/8/2252/ |