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. 2012 Jul 1;2(3):103–113. doi: 10.4161/biom.21377

Table 3. Direct Ca/P, O/Ca and O(1s)II/O(1s) total ratio given by Lu HB et al.18.

Sample HAP β -TCP OCP MCP DCP DCPD bone
Ca/P
1.48
1.35
1.24
0.5
1
0.98
1.49
O/Ca
2.76
2.72
3.4
10.38
4.3
5.4
3.2
O(1s)II/O(1s)total 0.065 0.072 0.053 0.008 0.037 0.02 0.055

HAP, hydroxyapatite: Ca10(OH)2(PO4)6; β-TCP, β-tricalcium phosphate: Ca3(PO4)2; OCP, octacalcium phosphate: Ca8H2(PO4)6; MCP, monobasic calcium phosphate: Ca(H2PO4)2; DCP, dibasic calcium phosphate: CaHPO4; DCPD, dibasic calcium phosphate dihydrate, brushite: CaHPO4.2H2O.