Insight into Biological Apatite: Physiochemical Properties and Preparation Approaches

Table 1

Similarity between animal and human bone [59].

	Canine	Sheep/Goat	Pig	Rabbit
Macrostructure	++	+++	++	+
Microstructure	++	+	++	+
Bone composition	+++	++	+++	++
Bone remodeling	++	++	+++	+

+ least similar, ++ moderately similar, +++ most similar.