Investigation of Novel Electrochemical Synthesis of Bioapatites and Use in Elemental Bone Analysis
Description:
In this research, electrochemical methods are used to synthesize the inorganic fraction of bone, hydroxyapatite, for application in biological implants and as a calibration material for elemental analysis in human bone. Optimal conditions of electrochemically deposited uniform apatite coatings on stainless steel were investigated. Apatite is a ceramic with many different phases and compositions that have beneficial characteristics for biomedical applications. Of those phases hydroxyapatite (…
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Date:
December 2012
Creator:
DeLeon, Vallerie H.
Partner:
UNT Libraries