SYNTHESIS AND INVESTIGATION OF BIOMIMETIC HYDROXYAPATITES DOPED BY SILICATE AND CARBONATE ANIONS IN THE PRESENCE OF CITRATE IONS

In the present work, biomimetic hydroxyapatite (BHAP) doped with silicate and carbonate anions in the presence of citrate ions are synthesized by chemical precipitation from aqueous solutions. According to the results of X-ray phase analysis (XRD), all the obtained materials are single-phase. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) demonstrates that BHAP powders are a collection of agglomerated particles with similar morphology. Dynamic light...