Chemical composition of bone (wt%).
Inorganic Phase | Organic Phase |
---|---|
HA ≈ 60 | Collagen≈20 |
H2O ≈ 9 | Noncollagenous proteins≈3 |
Carbonate ≈ 4 | Traces: polysaccharides, lipids, and cytokines |
Citrate ≈ 0.9 | Primary bone cell: osteoblasts, osteocytes, and osteoclasts |
Na+ ≈ 0.7 | |
Mg2+ ≈ 0.5 | |
Cl− | |
Others: K+, F−, Zn2+, Fe2+,Cu2+,Sr2+, and Pb2+ |