Open AccessZinc-Coated Carbonate Apatite Derived From Avian Eggshell for Potential Use as Bone Substitute. Part I
Author(s) -
Yi-Da Cai,
Shumin Wang,
Alex Hung Kuo Chou,
Liangli Yu,
Jiao Sun
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
implant dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.538
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1538-2982
pISSN - 1056-6163
DOI - 10.1097/id.0b013e3182563ce5
Subject(s) - apatite , scanning electron microscope , zinc , eggshell , biomineralization , materials science , fourier transform infrared spectroscopy , calcium carbonate , carbonate , mineralogy , chemical engineering , nuclear chemistry , chemistry , metallurgy , composite material , biology , ecology , engineering
To develop antibacterial bone substitutes derived from avian eggshell using microwave processing to convert natural calcium carbonate (CaCO3) into zinc-coated carbonate apatite (CHA).