Carbonated Hydroxyapatite: Materials, Synthesis, and Applications

This book introduces recent advances in understanding the crystal structure of carbonate hydroxylapatite (also known as bone mineral), which forms the hard tissue of bones and teeth. Bone mineral is the reservoir for carbon dioxide in the body and maintains the concentration of mineral ions in body fluids at homeostasis. The detailed structure of b

Table of Contents:
Introduction. Apatite-type Structure. Crystal Chemistry and Geochemistry. Synthesis of Carbonate Apatites. X-ray Structures. Chemical Spectroscopy. Carbonate Apatite Crystal Chemistry. Biological Apatites. Appendix I: Minerals within the Apatite Supergroup. Appendix II: Compositions of Some Apatites. Appendix III: Crystal Structure Data for Synthetic Carbonate Apatites (CHAP, CFAP). References Cited. Index.

About the Author :
Michael Fleet was educated at Manchester University, UK, and enjoyed a scholarly career in the Department of Earth Sciences at the University of Western Ontario, Canada, where he is currently professor emeritus. He has published extensively in the general area of earth material science, using x-ray crystallography, laboratory synthesis and experimentation, and chemical spectroscopy as his primary research tools. Prof. Fleet's research interests have encompassed metal sulphides; geochemistry of gold, nickel, and platinum; high-pressure silicates; apatite; rare earth silicates; mica minerals; and boron. He is the author of Micas, volume 3A in the Rock-Forming Minerals series. He was elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 1996, awarded the Past Presidents' Medal of the Mineralogical Association of Canada in 1997, and appointed honorary professor at Jilin University, Changchun, P. R. China, in 2006.

Review :
"As interest in apatite continues to rise, this timely book is an absolute must-read for all apatite researchers, regardless of discipline. Professor Fleet collects a large body of research on carbonated apatite, from many disparate disciplines, and synthesizes it exceptionally well. This book now becomes the authoritative reference on carbonated apatite." -Prof. John M. Hughes, University of Vermont, USA "This is an authoritative and comprehensive review of our current knowledge about carbonate-bearing hydroxylapatite, the main mineral constituent of bones and teeth in vertebrates. Much has been learned in recent years about the detailed structure and chemistry of this mineral and methods for use in biomaterials. The author is one of the world's leading researchers on the structure and chemistry of apatite group minerals." -Prof. John Rakovan, Miami University, USA "This book, written by the world's foremost expert on carbonated hydroxylapatite, provides comprehensive accounts of the state-of-the-art knowledge, the latest approaches, and new research directions about this bone mineral. The book will be of particular interest to all researchers and graduate students of biomaterials." -Prof. Yuanming Pan, University of Saskatchewan, Canada