Crystallography of Calcium Phosphates Minerals
A special issue of Minerals (ISSN 2075-163X). This special issue belongs to the section "Crystallography and Physical Chemistry of Minerals & Nanominerals".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (27 November 2022) | Viewed by 5388
Special Issue Editors
Interests: synthesis; nanoparticles; bioceramic; calcium phosphates; magnesium phosphates; additive manufacturing; zirconia; alumina
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Dear Colleagues,
Calcium phosphates and their substituted forms are widely used in human life, including but not limited to in biomedical applications, adsorptions, water purification, catalysts, and nutrition additives. This Special Issue is dedicated to recent advances in the crystallography and physical chemistry properties of calcium phosphate minerals and their synthetic analogs in the form of nanoparticles, powders, ceramics, and cement materials. Cations and anion substitutions in the calcium phosphate’s structure, as well as composite materials and minerals, open broad opportunities to design and create materials with outstanding properties.
Investigations into composition–structure–property relationships using modern characterization techniques and theoretical models, computer simulations, and first-principles calculations are the focus of the Special Issue, aiming to give rise to the elucidation of materials with improved characteristics. The data of experimental investigations and theoretical and calculation results for calcium-phosphate-based materials in the form of original articles, communications, and reviews are warmly welcome.
Dr. Margarita A. Goldberg
Dr. Olga Yakubovich
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- calcium phosphate
- hydroxyapatite
- whitlockite
- minerals
- synthetic mineral analogues
- crystal structure
- inorganic synthesis
- structure–property relationships
- powder X-ray diffraction
- phase transformations
- crystallization
- sintering
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