Improvement of the microstructure and microhardness of hydroxyapatite ceramics by addition of lithium

Materials Letters

Volumn 33, Issue 5-6, 1998, Pages 269-272

  Fanovich, M A ^a   Castro, M S ^a   Lopez, J M Porto ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE MAR DEL PLATA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIALS; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; DENSITY MEASUREMENT (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENT; HARDNESS; IONS; LITHIUM; MICROSTRUCTURE; PHOSPHATE MINERALS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SINTERING; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

BIOCERAMICS; DISSIPATION FACTORS; HYDROXYAPATITE; VICKERS MICROHARDNESS;

CERAMIC MATERIALS;

EID: 0031704390     PISSN: 0167577X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-577X(97)00115-8     Document Type: Article

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