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Mechanism for Fluorine Inhibition of Diffusion in Hydroxyapatite

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NEW NMR results for a mineral hydroxyapatite have been obtained which, in combination with recent precision X-ray crystallographic studies, provide a detailed model of the locations of the impurity-fluoride ions in hydroxyapatite, their influence on neighbouring hydroxyl ions, and a mechanism by which small amounts of fluorine can strongly inhibit diffusion.

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  1. Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, 30332

    R. A. YOUNG

  2. Solid State Physics Laboratory, University of Groningen,

    W. VAN DER LUGT

  3. The London Hospital Medical College, London, E1

    J. C. ELLIOTT

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YOUNG, R., LUGT, W. & ELLIOTT, J. Mechanism for Fluorine Inhibition of Diffusion in Hydroxyapatite. Nature 223, 729–730 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1038/223729a0

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