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HYDROXYAPATITE - Hydroxylapatite, also called hydroxyapatite (HA), is a naturally occurring mineral form of calcium apatite with the formula Ca5(PO4)3(OH), but is usu...
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The principal bone salt, Ca5(PO4)3OH, which provides the compressional strength of vertebrate bone. |
A mineral related to apatite which is the main inorganic constituent of tooth enamel and bone, although it is rare in rocks. |
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Hydroxylapatite, also called hydroxyapatite (HA), is a naturally occurring mineral form of calcium apatite with the formula Ca5(PO4)3(OH), but is usually written Ca10(PO4)6(OH)2 to denote that the crystal unit cell comprises two entities. Hydroxylapatite is the hydroxyl endmember of the complex apatite group. The OH ion can be replaced by fluoride, chloride or carbonate, producing fluorapatite or chlorapatite. It crystallizes in the hexagonal crystal system. Pure hydroxylapatite powder is white. Naturally occurring apatites can, however, also have brown, yellow, or green colorations, comparable to the discolorations of dental fluorosis. * Up to 50% by volume and 70% by weight of human bone is a modified form of hydroxylapatite, known as bone mineral. Carbonated calcium-deficient hydroxylapatite is the main mineral of which dental enamel and dentin are composed. Hydroxylapatite crystals are also found in the small calcifications, within the pineal gland and other structures, known as co |