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α-Tricalcium phosphate: Synthesis, properties and biomedical applications

Raúl García Carrodeguas, +1 more
- 01 Oct 2011 - 
- Vol. 7, Iss: 10, pp 3536-3546
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It is as biocompatible as β-TCP, but more soluble, and hydrolyses rapidly to calcium-deficient hydroxyapatite, which makes α- TCP a useful component for preparing self-setting osteotransductive bone cements and biodegradable bioceramics and composites for bone repairing.
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Duality of iron (III) doped nano hydroxyapatite in triple negative breast cancer monitoring and as a drug-free therapeutic agent

TL;DR: In this paper, magnetic hydroxyapatite nanoparticles were produced by chemically doping with 10% iron (III) ions, which provided the material with a superparamagnetic behavior and a saturation magnetization of 0.5 emu/g.
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Cytocompatibility of the selected calcium phosphate based bone cements: comparative study in human cell culture

TL;DR: It is shown that CPC composition significantly influences cell response, and strongly support running series of cytocompatibility studies for preclinical evaluation of bone cements.
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Osteoclast-Responsive, Injectable Bone of Bisphosphonated-Nanocellulose that Regulates Osteoclast/Osteoblast Activity for Bone Regeneration.

TL;DR: This injectable, bioresponsive bone composed of bisphosphonate-modified nanocellulose that regulates osteoclast/osteoblast activity has enormous potential for the treatment of bone diseases and prevention of locomotive syndrome.
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Fabrication of interconnected pore forming α-tricalcium phosphate foam granules cement.

TL;DR: In this paper, interconnected pore forming calcium phosphate cement is used for the reconstruction of bone defects as well as scaffold fabrication in tissue engineering, which is useful for tissue engineering.
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Structure and chemistry of the apatites and other calcium orthophosphates

J. C. Elliott
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Solid State Chemistry and its Applications

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Biological and medical significance of calcium phosphates.

TL;DR: Calcium phosphates have a great biological and medical significance and in this review, an overview of the current knowledge in this subject is given.
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Chemical applications of group theory

TL;DR: In this article, the authors define and define the definitions and theorems of group theory and symmetry groups, and present a mathematical model of symmetry groups for Inorganic and Organometallic Compounds.
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Calcium orthophosphates in medicine: from ceramics to calcium phosphate cements.

TL;DR: The main goal of this article is to provide a simple, but comprehensive presentation of CaP compounds.
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