Biocompatible calcium phosphate ceramic grafts are able of supporting new bone formation in appropriate environment. The major limitation of these materials usage for medical implants is the absence of accessible methods for their patient-specific fabrication. 3D printing methodology is an excellent approach to overcome the limitation supporting effective and fast fabrication of individual comp...

Formulas proposed for the mineral of bone were reviewed. Literature data were collected where Ca, P, Na, Mg and CO3 are determined in the same samples. These data were analyzed for their conformity to the above mentioned formulas. According to this analysis Mg is contained in a phase having the Ca/P of magnesium whitlockite within the limites of error. Na is contained in a carbonated calcium ph...

Conclusions: Crystals forming mineral blocks of mostly compact matter are nucleated on organic substrates, with their growth controlled by the diffusion of building units through the virtually stagnant layer of interstitial fluid wetting the deposit surface. Preferentially formed precursors of hydroxyapatite, dicalcium, octacalcium and/or amorphous calcium phosphate, are in later stages of depo...

The calcium phosphate composite octacalcium / calcite was obtained at pH 5–7 from the CaCO 3 /Ca(H 2 PO 4 ) aqueous suspension in a galvanostatic mode current density of 20 mA/cm for min. Drying 80 °C without precipitate maturation stage led to powder formation consisting brushite, and small amount phosphate. Prolonged air months hydrolytic transformation brushite into stabilized by calcite. us...

This study aimed at preparing and studying the properties of nanoparticles of calcium phosphate (nCaP) with Ca/P ratios ranging from 1.0 to 1.67 using a spray-drying technique. Micro-structural analyses suggested that the nCaPs with Ca/P ratios of 1.67 to 1.33 were nano-sized amorphous calcium phosphate (ACP) containing varying amounts of acid phosphate and carbonate. The nCaP with Ca/P ratio o...

The circadian rhythms of the calcium oxalate, calcium phosphate, and brushite saturation levels as estimated by the AP(CaOx), AP(CaP), and AP(Bru) indices (Tiselius), respectively, were studied in 5 healthy males on three different occasions. These indices were calculated from the data of urinary specimens collected in 2.5-hour fractions except during sleep. The calcium oxalate and brushite sat...