Table 23.8 BET surface area of as-synthesized nanopowders

Nanopowder

HA

ZnHA

MgHA

FHA

SiHA

KSiHA

SrFHA

MgSrHA

MgSrFHA

BET surface area (m2/g)

205

189

106

112

80

93

108

31

47

Table 23.9 Chemical reagents used for the preparation of SBF (Kokubo 1996)

Reagent

NaCl

(CH2OH)3CNH2

NaHCO3

MgCl2.6H2O

CaCl2

KCl

Na2SO4

K2HPO4.3H2O

1 kmol/m3 HCl

Amount (g)

7.996

6.057

0.350

0.305

0.278

0.224

0.071

0.228

40 cc + small amount to

adjust pH

444

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