… Both crystal phases nucleated at the TiO2 particle … crystal growth, varying from 8 to 17 h for
HAP and from 7 to 15 h for FAP. The interfacial tensions, ~,, estimated both from initial growth …

… for the lateral growth of surface nuclei. The rate-limiting process for the … growth of surface
nuclei for the growth and dissolution of fluorapatite, FAP, and for dissolution of hydroxyapatite, …

… rate of crystal growth was observed (30). In the latter case it was shown that fluorapatite (Ca~(…
It has also been shown that FAP will grow directly on synthetic FAP crystals introduced into …

… Powders of hydroxyapatite (HA), partially fluoride-substituted hydroxyapatite (fHA), and
fluorapatite (FA) were synthesized in house using optimum methods to achieve relatively pure …

… This current study takes this work further and suggests that fluorapatite (Ca 10 (PO 4 ) 6 F 2
… material made from fluorapatite/fluoride substituted hydroxyapatite that could be used as a …

… retarding crystal growth rates may reflect their adsorption at active sites on the crystal surfaces…
between growth sites, the rate of adsorption at the crystal surface may be written by Eq. [2]: …

… of growth of crystals induced by hydroxyapatite in FAP-supersaturated solutions and FAP
surfaces in HAP(HAP) seed crystals in supersaturated solutions of fluorapatite … Crystal Growth …

… Although the general morphological features of the hydroxyapatite crystal growth were
examined by FE-SEM, the details of individual crystals in each group can be investigated by FE-…

… Because of reinforcement of hydroxyapatite's mechanical and biological properties by …
of fluorapatite and its pros and cons in comparison with hydroxyapatite have been reviewed. …

… crystal chemistry of apatite phases (even this part cannot claim to be totally comprehensive);
the phase equilibrium section; and the applications of relevant phase data in crystal growth …