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white powder

Prosthetic aid (artificial bone and teeth).

Alveograf (Sterling Winthrop); Periograf (Sterling Winthrop).

Calcium hydroxyapatite has a unique structure in that it is conductive along the hydroxide channels. OH^- ions lie at (1/4/,1/4,1/4) and (3/4/,3/4,3/4) on the c-axis and charge-carrying protons are responsible for the observed conductivities in M10(PO4)6(OH)2. The H⁺ migration between the electroattractive ion (O2) to give molecular H2O in matrix channels carries charge and the resulting conductivity.
The unit cell consists of two triangular prismatic subcells forming a rhombic prism with vertical sides. There are two horizontal mirror planes at the OH levels of 1/4 and 3/4 of the c-axis. In addition, there is a center of inversion exactly in the center of each vertical face of each subcell.

Occurs in nature as the minerals: oxydapatit, voelicherite, whitlockite.

The technical product is also known as “bone ash.” Commercial preparation from phosphate rock.

Notclassified

Modified hydroxylapatite, also frequently called hydroxyapatite and better known as bone mineral, makes up ～50% of our bones. Hydroxylapatite is a natural form of the mineral calcium apatite, whose formula is usually denoted as Ca₁₀(PO₄)₆(OH)₂. Modifications of hydroxylapatite can also be found in the teeth, and a chemically identical substance is often used as filler for replacement of bones, and so on. Nevertheless, despite similar or identical chemical compositions, the response of the body to these compounds can be quite different.

Store at -20°C