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Apatites for Orthopedic Applications

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The complex nature of the bone complicates its reconstruction and arises the use of biomaterials for this purpose. The materials should have similar properties with the bone and can be used in different application. Particularly, beta-tricalcium phosphate (β-TCP) and hydroxyapatite (HAp) are biocompatible, bioactive, and osteoconductive materials having similar properties with the bone. In this review, the applications of tricalcium phosphate and hydroxyapatite in orthopedics are given in terms of graft, carrier, and coating materials.

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  1. Department of Biotechnology, Middle East Technical University, Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Çankaya, Ankara, Turkey

    Berna Kankilic

  2. Department of Bioengineering, Hacettepe University, Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Beytepe, Ankara, Turkey

    Eda Ciftci Dede

  3. Department of Histology and Embryology, Hacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Sıhhıye, Ankara, Turkey

    Petek Korkusuz

  4. Faculty of Engineering, Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Middle East Technical University, Çankaya, Ankara, Turkey

    Muharrem Timuçin

  5. Hacettepe University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Sports Medicine, Sıhhıye, Ankara, Turkey

    Feza Korkusuz

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Kankilic, B., Dede, E.C., Korkusuz, P., Timuçin, M., Korkusuz, F. (2017). Apatites for Orthopedic Applications. In: Kaur, G. (eds) Clinical Applications of Biomaterials. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-56059-5_3

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