Table 1.

Elemental composition (% of weight) of bioapatite determined by inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) and ion chromatography analysis.

Element	Weight (%)
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