Special Issue "Recent Advances of Hydroxyapatite and Its Applications"
A special issue of Minerals (ISSN 2075-163X). This special issue belongs to the section "Biomineralization and Biominerals".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (28 February 2022) | Viewed by 15364
Special Issue Editors

Interests: photostability; photoactive materials; material modification for environmental remediation; semiconductor; adsorption; antimicrobial properties
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Interests: synthesis; characterization; modification; ion exchange; adsorption; biological properties
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Interests: clay minerals; calcium phosphate; hydroxyapatite; hybrid materials; nanocomposite; adsorption; organic pollutants; drugs; antimicrobial materials
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Calcium phosphates are compounds of substantial interest in interdisciplinary fields of science encompassing chemistry, biology, medicine, and geology. Among the calcium phosphates, hydroxyapatite is the most stable, with several practical applications. It is a crucial material for biomedical applications, owing to its excellent biocompatibility, bioactivity, and osteoconductivity. Hydroxyapatite can also be utilized for various environmental applications, including the removal of organic pollutants, quantitative analysis for the detection of pollutants, and photocatalytic degradation. In the biomedical field, both pure and modified hydroxyapatite are utilized in various forms, such as bioceramics, coatings, dental materials, antimicrobial materials, and vehicles for bioactive compounds. We invite you to submit your recent work on hydroxyapatite and its various applications for publication in our Special Issue.
The topics of interest for this Special Issue include, but are not limited to:
- the preparation, properties, and applications of hydroxyapatite;
- advanced characterization techniques for hydroxyapatite;
- functionalized hydroxyapatites and their applications;
- doped hydroxyapatites and their applications;
- biopolymer/hydroxyapatite nanocomposites;
- biological properties of hydroxyapatite;
- hydroxyapatite as a vehicle for drugs;
- hydroxyapatite and its compounds for bone tissue engineering;
- utilization of hydroxyapatite for environmental applications.
Dr. Josy Osajima
Prof. Edson Cavalcanti da Silva Filho
Dr. Maria Gardennia Fonseca
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Bioactive material
- Drug delivery
- Environmental
- Biopolymer
- Nanocomposite
- Doped hydroxyapatite
- Functionalized hydroxyapatite
- Biomaterial