Impacts of pre-treatment methods on the morphology, crystal structure, and defects formation of hydroxyapatite extracted from Nile tilapia scales
Tanachat Eknapakul, Surasak Kuimalee, Wutthigrai Sailuam, Sujittra Daengsakul, Nantawat Tanapongpisit, Peerawat Laohana, Wittawat Saenrang, Atipong Bootchanont, Atchara Khamkongkaeo, Rattikorn Yimnirun
Abstract
vacancies, and various cations substituting Ca sites of HAp. Different pre-treatment procedures influence the characteristics of HAp, offering opportunities for applications in bone replacement and scaffolds for bone tissue engineering.
Topics & Concepts
Nile tilapiaRendering (computer graphics)Morphology (biology)Materials scienceNanotechnologyChemical engineeringCrystallographyChemistryMineralogyComputer scienceFish <Actinopterygii>BiologyZoologyFisheryEngineeringComputer graphics (images)OreochromisBone Tissue Engineering MaterialsCalcium Carbonate Crystallization and InhibitionCollagen: Extraction and Characterization