Biological apatites are characterised by various ionic substitutions within the HAp lattice that
are crucial for bone metabolism. The introduction of key role elements within synthetic …

Zinc is a micronutrient of key importance for human health. An increasing number of studies
indicate that zinc plays a significant role in bone tissue's normal development and …

This review summarizes recent and very recent work on preparing substituted
hydroxyapatites. Ease of atomic doping or substitution in apatite opens this mineral up for a …

Hydroxyapatite (HAp) is still one of the most widely used bioactive coating material to
metallic implant in orthopedic fields because of its good biocompatibility, chemical and …

Ionic substitutions have been proposed as a tool to improve the biological performance of
calcium phosphate based materials. This review provides an overview of the recent results …

The field of bioinorganics is well established in the development of a variety of therapies.
However, their application to bone regeneration, specifically by way of localized delivery …

Hydroxyapatite (HA) is a synthetic biomaterial and has been found to promote new bone
formation when implanted in a bone defect site. However, its use is often limited due to its …

Zn-substituted Ca hydroxyapatites were synthesized by precipitation method under the
specific conditions (pH 8, 90° C) and their structural properties were investigated. The …

The substitution of Zn in hydroxyapatite (HA) crystals was examined via comprehensive
characterization techniques. Nanosized HA crystals were synthesized by the wet chemical …

Zinc is an essential trace element with stimulatory effects on bone formation. Therefore, zinc
was doped into β‐tricalcium phosphate to develop zinc‐releasing biomaterials to promote …