Bone Apatite Nanocrystal: Crystalline Structure, Chemical Composition, and Architecture.

ABSTRACT: The biological and mechanical functions of bone rely critically on the inorganic constituent, which can be termed as bone apatite nanocrystal. It features a hydroxylapatite-like crystalline structure, complex chemical compositions (e.g., carbonate-containing and calcium- and hydroxyl-deficient), and fine geometries and properties. The long research with vast literature across broad spectra of disciplines and fields from chemistry, crystallography, and mineralogy, to biology, medical sciences, materials sciences, mechanics, and engineering has produced a wealth of knowledge on the bone apatite nanocrystal. This has generated significant impacts on bioengineering and industrial engineering, e.g., in developing new biomaterials with superior osteo-inductivities and in inspiring novel strong a

SUBMITTER: Wang B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10046636 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature