The mineralized or calcified tissues in biological systems are composed of two phases:
organic and inorganic or mineral phases. In the invertebrates (eg, echinoderms, mollusks …

Inorganic phosphate is a vital constituent of cells and cell membranes, body fluids, and hard
tissues. It is a major intracellular divalent anion, participates in many genetic, energy and …

On a quantitative basis, the most important of the calcium phosphates (Table 1) is an apatite
closely related to hydroxylapatite (HAP). This is better described as an impure carbonate …

The present overview is intended to point the readers' attention to the important subject of
calcium orthophosphates. This type of materials is of special significance for human beings …

This chapter focuses on the biological factors that determine the stability of the biominerals
under physiological and eventually pathological conditions. In order to relate the biological …

Amorphous structures represent about 20% of the 60 or so different mineral types formed by
the action of living organisms [Lowenstam and Weiner, 1989]. Among these biogenic …

Variations in the composition of bone and tooth mineral are consistent with the model that
the constituents are a mixed microcrystalline apatite (AP)-octocalcium phosphate (OCP) like …

Calcium phosphate is the dominant solid mineral phase within the skeletal and dental
tissues of vertebrates. This chapter concentrates on the structure and composition of the …

Preparation of octacalcium phosphate (OCP): A direct fast method Page 1 Calcif Tissue Int (1985)
37:194-197 Calcified Tissue International 9 1985 by Springer-Verlag Rapid Communication …

The present overview is intended to point the readers' attention to the important subject of
calcium orthophosphates. These materials are of the special significance because they …