Apatite : synthesis, structural characterization, and biomedical applications / editors, Michele Iafisco and José Manuel Delgado-López.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Iafisco, Michele, editor.

Delgado-López, José Manuel, editor.

Series:

Geology and mineralogy research developments.

Geology and Mineralogy Research Developments

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Apatite.

Apatite in the body.

Phosphates.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (337 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York : Nova Publishers, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Nanocrystalline apatites constitute the main inorganic part of human hard tissues (bone and teeth), and a growing focus is devoted to prepare synthetic analogs, so-called ""biomimetic"", able to precisely mimic the morphological and physical-chemical features of biological apatites. In fact, it is reasonable to hypothesize that by virtue of their high similarity with the biogenic calcium phosphates, synthetic nano-sized and ionic substituted apatite nanocrystals can display better biological performances than coarser and ceramic hydroxyapatite. For this reason, the study of their crystallizati

Contents:

""APATITE: SYNTHESIS, STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION AND BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS""; ""APATITE: SYNTHESIS, STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATION AND BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS""; ""Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data""; ""CONTENTS""; ""PREFACE""; ""Chapter 1: CALCIUM ORTHOPHOSPHATES: OCCURRENCE, PROPERTIES AND MAJOR APPLICATIONS""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""GEOLOGICAL AND BIOLOGICAL OCCURRENCES""; ""THE MEMBERS OF CALCIUM ORTHOPHOSPHATE FAMILY""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Chapter 2: NANOCRYSTALLINE APATITES: SYNTHESIS, PHYSICAL-CHEMICAL AND THERMODYNAMIC CHARACTERIZATION""; ""ABSTRACT""

""1. INTRODUCTION""""2. APATITE NANOCRYSTALS IN BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS""; ""3. PREPARATION AND CRYSTALLIZATION METHODS OF APATITE NANOCRYSTALS""; ""4. ADVANCED TOTAL SCATTERING FOR THE CHARACTERIZATION OF NANOCRYSTALLINE APATITES""; ""5. SPECTROSCOPIC INVESTIGATIONS OF APATITE NANOCRYSTALS""; ""6. THERMODYNAMIC ASPECTS RELATING TO APATITE NANOCRYSTALS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Chapter 3: BEHIND APATITE FORMATION: AN ATTEMPT AT CONCEPTUALIZING NATURE""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""APATITE IN VERTEBRATES""; ""BIOACTIVITY: THE EXAMPLE OF SILICATES""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""REFERENCES""

""Chapter 4: DISTRIBUTION OF CARBONATE IONS IN BIOLOGICAL APATITE AND EXCESS FLUORINE IN FRANCOLITE""""ABSTRACT""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""X-RAY STRUCTURES""; ""CRYSTAL CHEMISTRY""; ""BIOLOGICAL APATITES""; ""EXCESS FLUORINE IN FRANCOLITE""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENT""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Chapter 5: DIAGNOSIS OF APATITE DEPOSITS IN SKIN CALCIFIED TISSUES: BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS OF VIBRATIONAL SPECTROSCOPY""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Chapter 6: THE DISSOLUTION MECHANISM OF CALCIUM APATITES IN ACIDS""; ""ABSTRACT""

""INTRODUCTION""""CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE DISSOLUTION MODELS OF CALCIUM APATITES""; ""A REASONABLE CLASSIFICATION OF THE DISSOLUTION MODELS""; ""BRIEF INFORMATION ON APATITE STRUCTURE""; ""NECESSARY ASSUMPTIONS AND LIMITATIONS""; ""CREATION OF THE GENERAL DISSOLUTION MECHANISM""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Chapter 7: HIGH-TEMPERATURE IN SITU XRD INVESTIGATIONS OF APATITES. STRUCTURAL INTERPRETATION OF THERMAL DEFORMATIONS""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""HIGH-TEMPERATURE IN SITU XRD INVESTIGATION METHOD""; ""THERMAL EXPANSION OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF APATITES""; ""CONCLUSION""

""REFERENCES""""Chapter 8: NANOCRYSTALLINE APATITES FUNCTIONALIZED WITH MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES FOR TARGETED CANCER THERAPIES""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""METHODS""; ""TARGETED THERAPIES USING NANOCRYSTALLINE APATITES""; ""CONCLUSION AND FUTURE PERSPECTIVES""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Chapter 9: BIOCOMPATIBLE APATITE NANOPARTICLES: A VERSATILE TOOL FOR CELLULAR DELIVERY OF GENES, siRNAS, DRUGS AND PROTEINS""; ""ABSTRACT""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""CONCLUSION""; ""REFERENCES""; ""Chapter 10: APATITE ENRICHMENT OF HYDROGE LBIOMATERIALS FOR BONE REGENERATION""; ""ABSTRACT""

""INTRODUCTION""

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-63321-536-9

OCLC:

890137350