X-ray photoelectron and ion scattering spectroscopic surface analyses of amorphous and crystalline calcium phosphate nanoparticles with different chemical histories
2020 ◽
Vol 22
(10)
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pp. 5531-5547
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Keyword(s):
X Ray
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The surface of hydroxyapatite nanoparticles is enriched in the topmost atomic layer with calcium and depleted of it elsewhere, alongside being dependent on the history of formation of hydroxyapatite from the amorphous precursor.