Protein-free formation of bone-like apatite: New insights into the key role of carbonation

Engineering & Materials Science

• Apatite 100%
• Carbonation 82%
• Carbonates 76%
• Bone 65%
• Proteins 61%
• Minerals 34%
• Crystallites 32%
• Crystals 22%
• Substitution reactions 22%
• Organic minerals 21%
• Mechanics 19%
• Density functional theory 16%
• Nanocrystals 16%
• Crystallite size 16%
• Scaling laws 14%
• Interfacial energy 13%
• Physiology 13%
• Biomaterials 13%
• Biomimetics 13%
• Molecular dynamics 12%
• Solubility 12%
• Molecules 10%
• Elastic moduli 9%
• Computer simulation 6%
• Experiments 3%

Medicine & Life Sciences

• Carbonates 96%
• Apatites 89%
• Osteogenesis 59%
• Minerals 43%
• Proteins 24%
• Mechanics 23%
• Density Functional Theory 19%
• Biomimetics 14%
• Bone and Bones 13%
• Elastic Modulus 13%
• Molecular Dynamics Simulation 12%
• Biocompatible Materials 11%
• Solubility 11%
• Nanoparticles 10%

Chemical Compounds

• Apatite 71%
• Carbonate 52%
• Crystallite 27%
• Mineral 27%
• Mechanics 25%
• Dimension 16%
• Scaling Law 16%
• Substitution Reaction 14%
• Interfacial Energy 11%
• Organic Molecule 10%
• Biomaterial 9%
• Nanocrystal 9%
• Molecular Dynamics 8%
• Shape 7%
• Simulation 7%
• Solubility 7%
• Density Functional Theory 6%