POROUS APATITE BODIES

Typically, bone has a solid outer portion called cortical bone and a porous inner part called cancellous bone. The amounts of each vary with location in the body. The cortical bone is a ceramic containing calcium compounds and viscous liquids, a protein called collagen , and an organic polymer. In addition to HAP, bone consists of calcium carbonate and calcium phosphate. HAP is 69 wt.% of total calcium phosphate compounds [4]. Part of the Ca in these compounds is substituted by Na, K, Mg, and Sr. Hydroxyl ions in the HAP are also substituted by F, CO3, or Cl, which makes the apatite a fluoroapatite, dahllite or chloroapatite, respectively. These substitutions are considered to play significant roles in the structure and mechanical properties of bones. 

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