Calcium phosphates (CaPs) are biocompatible and biodegradable materials showing a
great promise in bone regeneration as good alternative to the use of auto-and allografts to …

Copper is an essential trace element required for human life, and is involved in several
physiological mechanisms. Today researchers have found and confirmed that Cu has …

Calcium-deficient hydroxyapatite (CDHA) is an attractive biomaterial for medical
applications due to its similarity with the mineral part of bones. This study presents, for the …

Hydroxyapatite (HAp) exists as an inorganic and crystalline composition present in bones
and dental enamel, and hence can be utilized as a direct element or as part of the …

This review summarises the available results on the effects of cation substitution on the
antibacterial and other bioproperties of different phosphates. Attention is given to bulk cation …

The work shows that single-phase hydroxyapatite doped with zinc or copper ions can be
obtained using a solid-phase mechanochemical synthesis after 30​ min of processing the …

Treating bone infections with common antibiotics is challenging, since pathogens like
Staphylococcus aureus can reside inside macrophages. To target these intracellular …

Hydroxyapatite (HAp) is observed as a mineral deposition on bones and in teeth enamel
and hence serves as an ideal model or as a component for orthopaedic and dental implants …

Abstract Hydroxyapatite [HA, Ca 10 (PO 4) 6 (OH) 2] based ceramics are a potential
candidate for orthopedic implants, bone cements, and bioactive coating over metallic …

Cytotoxicity and antibacterial properties associated with the dopant release of Cu-doped
Biphasic Calcium Phosphate (BCP) powders, mainly composed of hydroxyapatite mixed …