Table 1.
Elemental composition (% of weight) of bioapatite determined by inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) and ion chromatography analysis.
Element | Weight (%) |
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Ca | 44.364 ± 5 |
P | 22.8 ± 2.3 |
F | 1.0 ± 0.5 |
Na | 0.9 ± 0.2 |
Mg | 0.65 ± 0.04 |
Sr | 0.25 ± 0.02 |
K | 0.018 ± 0.002 |
Al | 0.007 ± 0.005 |
Fe | 0.006 ± 0.003 |