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Serena M. Best
Researcher at University of Cambridge
Publications - 298
Citations - 15734
Serena M. Best is an academic researcher from University of Cambridge. The author has contributed to research in topics: Apatite & Simulated body fluid. The author has an hindex of 65, co-authored 293 publications receiving 14248 citations. Previous affiliations of Serena M. Best include Queen Mary University of London & UCL Institute of Ophthalmology.
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Bioceramics: Past, present and for the future
TL;DR: There have been a number of major advances made in the field of bioactive ceramics, glasses and glass-ceramics during the past 30-40 years.
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Chemical characterization of silicon-substituted hydroxyapatite.
TL;DR: Chemical analysis confirmed the proposed substitution of the silicon (or silicate) ion for the phosphorus (or phosphate) ion in hydroxyapatite and demonstrated that phase-pure silicon-substituted hydroxyAPatite may be prepared using a simple precipitation technique.
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A comparative study on the in vivo behavior of hydroxyapatite and silicon substituted hydroxyapatite granules
Nelesh Patel,Serena M. Best,William Bonfield,Iain R. Gibson,Karin A. Hing,Elsie Damien,Paula A. Revell +6 more
TL;DR: The findings indicate that the early in vivo bioactivity of hydroxyapatite was significantly improved with the incorporation of silicate ions into the HA structure, making SiHA an attractive alternative to conventional HA materials for use as bone substitute ceramics.
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Comparison of in vivo dissolution processes in hydroxyapatite and silicon-substituted hydroxyapatite bioceramics
TL;DR: High-resolution transmission electron microscopy observations confirmed that defects, in particular those involving grain boundaries, were the starting point of dissolution in vivo and may help to explain the mechanism by which silicate ions increase the in vivo bioactivity of pure HA.
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Hydroxyapatite–Carbon Nanotube Composites for Biomedical Applications: A Review
TL;DR: In this article, a review discusses techniques for synthesizing and processing hydroxyapatite (HA)-CNT composites, as well as barriers that still remain to their successful development for clinical application.