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In the present work a method to determine the pH at bioceramics-simulated body fluid interfaces has been developed. The results obtained with several bioactive silica-based bioceramic materials are used to propose a general mechanism for hydroxyapatite formation.
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This paper was accepted for publication after the 1995 Conference of the European Society of Biomaterials. Oporto, Portugal, 10–13 September.
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De Aza, P.N., Guitian, F., Merlos, A. et al. Bioceramics—simulated body fluid interfaces: pH and its influence of hydroxyapatite formation. J Mater Sci: Mater Med 7, 399–402 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00122007
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