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Definition of Hydroxyapatite

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Hydroxyapatite

1. The calcium phosphate mineral, Ca10(PO4)6(OH)2, found both in rocks of nonorganic origin and as a component of bone and dentine. Used as column packing for chromatography, particularly for separating double stranded DNA from mixtures containing single stranded DNA. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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Literary usage of Hydroxyapatite

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1. Fluoride in Drinking Water: A Scientific Review of EPA's Standards by Committee on Fluoride in Drinking Water, National Research Council (2006)
"Recent analysis of bone mineral indicates that a significant proportion of the hydroxyapatite crystal is a form of carbonated apatite, where carbonyl groups ..."

2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"He used a two-component model in which one component is the mineral hydroxyapatite and the other is an organic substance much like collagen. ..."

3. Mineral Requirements for Military Personnel: Levels Needed for Cognitive And by Food and Nutrition Board, Committee on Military Nutrition Research, National Academy of Sciences (U.S.) (2006)
"Calcium exists as hydroxyapatite in crystals and as amorphous calcium phosphate. Magnesium is important to bone quality by controlling crystal growth of ..."

4. New Materials Society, Challenges and Opportunities: New Materials Science ...by DIANE Publishing Company by DIANE Publishing Company (1993)
"... in an aqueous solution that precipitates intc hydroxyapatite (HA). The material sets b\ exothermic reaction in 10 to 15 minutes, ..."

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