Review Article
Natural Products: A Minefield of Biomaterials
Table 1
Chemical composition of some calcium phosphates minerals.
| Ca:P | Mineral name | Formula | Chemical use |
| 1.0 | Monetite | CaHPO4 | Dicalcium phosphate (DCP) | 1.0 | Brushite | CaHPO4·2H2O | Dicalcium phosphate dihydrate (DCPD) | 1.33 | — | Ca8(HPO4)2(PO4)4·5H2O | Octacalcium phosphate (OCP) | 1.43 | Whitlockisite | Ca10(HPO4)(PO4)6 | — | 1.5 | — | Ca3(PO4)2 | Tricalcium phosphate (TCP) | 1.67 | Hydroxyapatite | Ca10(PO4)6(OH)2 | — | 2.0 | — | Ca4P2O9 | Tetracalcium phosphate |
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