• Calcium phosphate neuron-like structures: a rare case or a common structure? 

      Español, M.; Zhao, Z.T.; Almunia, J; Ginebra Molins, Maria Pau (Royal Society of Chemistry, 2014-01-01)
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      Underneath the unique and beautiful structures of biominerals there is always the presence of organic molecules that tightly interact with the developing inorganic nuclei/crystal directing its growth and assembly towards ...
    • DNA adsorbed on hydroxyapatite surfaces 

      Valle Mendoza, Luis Javier del; Bertran Cànovas, Òscar; Chaves Barboza, Gustavo Adolfo; Revilla López, Guillermo; Rivas Cañas, Manuel; Casanovas Muñoz, Jordi; Turón Dols, Pau; Puiggalí Bellalta, Jordi; Alemán Llansó, Carlos; Casas, Maria Teresa (Royal Society of Chemistry, 2014-01-01)
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      Hydroxyapatite (HAp) particles with very different surface charges and compositions (i.e. different Ca/P and CO32-/PO43- ratios) have been obtained by varying the experimental conditions used during the chemical precipitation ...
    • Electrospun gelatin/poly(epsilon-caprolactone) fibrous scaffold modified with calcium phosphate for bone tissue engineering 

      Rajzer, Izabella; Menaszek, Elzbieta; Kwiatkowski, Ryszard; Castaño Linares, Óscar; Planell Estany, Josep Anton (2014-11-01)
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      In this study gelatin (Gel) modified with calcium phosphate nanoparticles (SG5) and polycaprolactone (PCL) were used to prepare a 3D bi-layer scaffold by collecting electrospun PCL and gelatin/SG5 fibers separately in the ...
    • Synergistic approach to elucidate the incorporation of magnesium ions into hydroxyapatite 

      Bertran Cànovas, Òscar; Valle Mendoza, Luis Javier del; Revilla López, Guillermo; Rivas Cañas, Manuel; Chaves Barboza, Gustavo Adolfo; Casas Becerra, María Teresa; Casanovas Salas, Jordi; Turón Dols, Pau; Puiggalí Bellalta, Jordi; Alemán Llansó, Carlos (2015-02-02)
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      Although the content of Mg2+ in hard tissues is very low (typically 1.5wt%), its incorporation into synthetic hydroxyapatite (HAp) particles and its role in the mineral's properties are still subject of intensive debate. ...