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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Acta Biomater. 2009 Jun 27;6(1):218–228. doi: 10.1016/j.actbio.2009.06.031

Table 1.

Average particle size and specific surface area of the starting powders.

Powder Average particle size (μm) Specific surface area (m2/g)
HA 2.4 3.3
β-TCP 1.6 2.16
BCP (35/65, HA/β-TCP) 0.6 12.4
RTCP 4.94 1.95
RBCP (35/65, HA/β-TCP) 5.74 1.69