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. 2020 Apr 30;21(1):242–266. doi: 10.1080/14686996.2020.1748520

Table 6.

Properties of HA obtained from fish sources

No Source Ca/P ratio Shape Calcination (°C)
1 Big eye tuna bone 1.76 Rod like 900 [77]
2 Pseudoplatystoma corruscans, Paulicea bones 1.64 Rod like 900 [78]
3 Sepia officinalis bones 1.64 Rod 900 [79]
4 Thunnus thynnus and Xiphias gladius sword bones ~1.9 Rod 600 and 950 [80]
5 Oreochromis niloticus scales 1.7 Hexagonal 950 [81]
6 Nile tilapia scales 1.8 Occasionally circular 950 [82]
7 Gadus morhua bone 1.5 Needle like 900-1200 [83]