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. 2023 Mar 27;27:15–57. doi: 10.1016/j.bioactmat.2023.03.006

Table 8.

Typical reactions of preparation of CaP coating by ED [170–173].

2H2O + O2 + 4e → 4OH (1)
2H2O + 2e → H2 + 2OH (2)
2H+ + 2e → H2 (3)
NO32− + H2O + 2e → NO2− + 2OH (4)
H2PO4 + H2O + 2e → H2PO3 + 2OH (5)
H2PO4 + OH → HPO42− + H2O (6)
HPO42− + OH → PO43− + H2O (7)
H2PO4 ↔ HPO42− + H+ (8)
HPO42− ↔ PO43− + H+ (9)
2H2PO4 + 2e→ 2HPO43− + H2 (10)
H2PO4 + 2e → PO43− + H2 (11)
Overall reactions:
Ca2+ + HPO42− + 2H2O → CaHPO4·2H2O (DCPD) (12a)
8Ca2+ + 6HPO42− + 5H2O → Ca8H2(PO4)6·5H2O (OCP) (12b)
3Ca2+ + 2PO42− + nH2O → Ca3(PO4) ·nH2O (TCP) (12c)
10Ca2+ + 6PO43− + 2OH → Ca10(PO4)6(OH)2 (HA) (12d)