Various types of materials have been traditionally used to restore damaged bones. In the
late 1960s, a strong interest was raised in studying ceramics as potential bone grafts due to …

Complex inorganic powders based on calcium phosphates have found a plethora of
practical applications. Of particular interest are the CaO-P2O5 system-based multi …

Phosphorus (P) is an integral mineral nutrient for the growth of plants and animals. As the
increasing population worldwide, the demand for P resources keeps increasing. Therefore, it …

The potential shortage of mineral phosphorus (P) sources and the shift towards a circular
economy motivates the introduction of new forms of P fertilizers in agriculture. However, the …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Phosphorus is an essential and limiting nutrient for all
living organisms. Although phosphorus is a finite resource on earth, it is usually wasted …

Hydroxyapatite (HA) is an extensively used biomaterial for dental and orthopaedic
applications because of its biocompatibility and biomimetic nature. HA is extensively used …

With an increasing world population of nearly eight billion which is expected to expand
towards nine billion by 2050, future food demands will rise unavoidably. Primary productivity …

Hydroxyapatite (HA), the main inorganic bone component, is the most widely researched
bioceramics for bone repair. This paper presents a comprehensive review of recent …

This study investigates, in the first part, the synthesis and purification of a poorly crystalline
hydroxyapatite (HAp) using natural Moroccan phosphate (Boucraa region) as a raw …

Potential use of hydroxyapatite nanoparticles (HANPs)[Ca 10 (PO 4) 6 (OH) 2] as slow P-
release fertilizer (SRF) has recently attracted wider attention. However, commercially …