Cationic substitutions in hydroxyapatite: Current status of the derived biofunctional effects and their in vitro interrogation methods

T Tite, AC Popa, LM Balescu, IM Bogdan, I Pasuk… - Materials, 2018 - mdpi.com
High-performance bioceramics are required for preventing failure and prolonging the life-
time of bone grafting scaffolds and osseous implants. The proper identification and …

Synthesis and characterization of pla-micro-structured hydroxyapatite composite films

AM Pandele, A Constantinescu, IC Radu, F Miculescu… - Materials, 2020 - mdpi.com
This article presents a facile synthesis method used to obtain new composite films based on
polylactic acid and micro-structured hydroxyapatite particles. The composite films were …

Extraction and characterization of novel natural hydroxyapatite bioceramic by thermal decomposition of waste ostrich bone

KP Malla, S Regmi, A Nepal, S Bhattarai… - International journal …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
A novel natural hydroxyapatite (HAp) bioceramic was extracted from the ostrich cortical bone
by the thermal decomposition method. HAp was characterized by different analytical tools …

Development of ceramic coatings on titanium alloy substrate by laser cladding with pre-placed natural derived-slurry: Influence of hydroxyapatite ratio and beam …

AC Mocanu, F Miculescu, GE Stan, T Tite… - Ceramics …, 2023 - Elsevier
The attraction towards Ti and its alloys reside in their superior mechanical and tribological
features, as compared to CaPs, which are renowned for their compositional and structural …

Considerations and influencing parameters in EDS microanalysis of biogenic hydroxyapatite

F Miculescu, C Luță, AE Constantinescu… - Journal of Functional …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Calcium phosphates (CPs) used as biomaterials have been intensively studied in recent
years. In most studies, the determination of the chemical composition is mandatory. Due to …

Influence of ceramic particles size and ratio on surface—volume features of the naturally derived HA-reinforced filaments for biomedical applications

AC Mocanu, F Miculescu, CA Dascălu, ȘI Voicu… - Journal of Functional …, 2022 - mdpi.com
The intersection of the bone tissue reconstruction and additive manufacturing fields
promoted the advancement to a prerequisite and new feedstock resource for high …

Hydrothermal Extraction and Characterization of Natural Hydroxyapatite from Waste Bovine Femur Bone

Y Zhang, F Kong, D Wu, J Zhu, S Yang… - Tissue Engineering Part …, 2023 - liebertpub.com
The management of large amounts of bio-wastes, such as bovine femurs from kitchens and
slaughterhouses, has long been a challenging issue. However, through the utilization of a …

Effect of the processing parameters on surface, physico-chemical and mechanical features of bioceramics synthesized from abundant carp fish bones

A Maidaniuc, F Miculescu, RC Ciocoiu, TM Butte… - Ceramics …, 2020 - Elsevier
Aim of this research was to evaluate the effect of an improved processing thermal method of
calcium phosphates obtained from a natural source of high availability (ie cyprinids bones) …

Naturally-derived biphasic calcium phosphates through increased phosphorus-based reagent amounts for biomedical applications

AC Mocanu, GE Stan, A Maidaniuc, M Miculescu… - Materials, 2019 - mdpi.com
Calcium carbonate from marble and seashells is an eco-friendly, sustainable, and largely
available bioresource for producing natural bone-like calcium phosphates (CaPs). Based on …

Modulated Laser Cladding of Implant-Type Coatings by Bovine-Bone-Derived Hydroxyapatite Powder Injection on Ti6Al4V Substrates—Part I: Fabrication and …

AC Mocanu, F Miculescu, GE Stan, I Pasuk, T Tite… - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
The surface physico-chemistry of metallic implants governs their successful long-term
functionality for orthopedic and dentistry applications. Here, we investigated the feasibility of …