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In-vitro crystallization of spherulites of monosodium urate monohydrate
Sherulitic and an aggregate of bow shaped crystals of monosodium urate monohydrate which had a close resemblance to that of those crystals found in gouty synovial fluids and articular cartilage have been grown...
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Crystallization of cystine
Cystine is an amino acid, which is a constituent of the urinary stones. It also is deposited in eyes, thyroid glands, bone marrow and white blood corpuscles. Crystals of cystine have been grown by both solutio...
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Growth and characterization of hydroxyapatite crystals by hydrothermal method
Hydroxyapatite crystals were grown by hydrothermal method using dicalcium phosphate dihydrate crystals as a starting material. The grown crystals were found to be free from carbonate inclusion. Two distinct mo...
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Preparation of thermally stable nanocrystalline hydroxyapatite by hydrothermal method
Thermally stable hydroxyapatite (HAp) was synthesized by hydrothermal method in the presence of malic acid. X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infra-red spectroscopy (FT-IR), Raman spectroscopy, scanni...
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Investigations on the in vitro bioactivity of swift heavy oxygen ion irradiated hydroxyapatite
The effect of swift heavy oxygen ion irradiation of hydroxyapatite on its in vitro bioactivity was studied. The irradiation experiment was performed using oxygen ions at energy of 100 MeV with 1 × 1012 and 1 × 10
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Hydrothermal synthesis of porous triphasic hydroxyapatite/(α and β) tricalcium phosphate
A novel, porous triphasic calcium phosphate composed of nonresorbable hydroxyapatite (HAp) and resorbable tricalcium phosphate (α- and β-TCP) has been synthesized hydrothermally at a relatively low temperature...
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Self-assembled right handed helical ribbons of the bone mineral hydroxyapatite
A self-assembled right handed helical ribbon of bone mineral, hydroxyapatite (HAp) was crystallized in sodium meta silicate gel matrix at 27°C and the physiological pH (7.4). At temperatures 37 and 47°C, helic...