Table 1.

Physicochemical characteristics of cHA and Zn-cHA powder

Samples	Ca (wt%)	P (wt%)	Zn (wt%)	C (wt%)	SAa, (m2/g)	PSa,b (nm)
cHA	39.9	18.3	–	1.1	91	33
Zn-cHA	37.2	18.4	3.2	0.3	89	18

Notes: ^aDetermined by BET; ^bnanometric pores.

Abbreviations: SA, surface area; PS, pore size; BET, Brunauer–Emmett–Teller; Zn-cHA, Zinc-doped carbonated hydroxyapatite.