Calcium Phosphate

Preface; Calcium orthophosphates & man: A historical perspective from the 1770s to 1940; The carbonate ions in hydroxyapatite & biological apatite; Structurally incorporated water in bone apatite: A cautionary tale; Putting oxyhydroxyapatite into perspective: A pathway to oxyapatite & its application; Nanodimensional calcium orthophos-phates: Recent developments & future applications; Controlled precipitation of calcium phosphates in glass-ceramics; Laser-Raman, nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) & electron energy loss (EEL) spectroscopy studies of plasma-sprayed hydroxyapatite coatings; Electrochemical deposition of calcium phosphate coatings on a prosthetic titanium alloy substrate; Nanostructured hydroxyapatite coatings for medical implants deposited by radio-frequency magnetron sputtering: Properties & biomedical application; Effect of ss-TCP ceramics on osteogenic cells & bone healing; Calcium phosphate bone cements; Tetracalcium phosphate-based dental cements; Calcium Phosphate Urinary Stones: Prevalence, Composition & Management; Transition metal-substituted calcium orthophosphates with NaSiCON structure: A novel type of bioceramics; Calcium phosphates in dairy products; Analysis of a new active ingredient for sunscreens based on tricalcium phosphate nanoparticles; The use of apatite-type minerals for immobilization purposes; Calcium phosphate materials for radioactive waste immobilisation; Calcium phosphate in soft-paste porcelain: bone china; Index.