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Hydrogen Bonding in Apatitic Calcium Phosphates

Nature volume 190, pages 164–165 (1961)Cite this article

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IT is well known that the formula of naturally occurring and of precipitated synthetic hydroxyapatite is Ca10(PO4)6(OH)2: the molar Ca/P ratio of these compounds is 1.667. The compound mentioned can adsorb a consistent amount of water. For other synthetic calcium phosphates, with lower Ca/P ratios, the X-ray diffraction spectrum remains the same.

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  1. Institut de Thérapeutique Expérimentale,

    LOUIS WINAND

  2. Laboratoire de Chimie Analytique,

    M. J. DALLEMAGNE

  3. Université de Liége,

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WINAND, L., DALLEMAGNE, M. & DUYCKAERTS, G. Hydrogen Bonding in Apatitic Calcium Phosphates. Nature 190, 164–165 (1961). https://doi.org/10.1038/190164a0

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