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Characterization of Calcium Phosphates Using Vibrational Spectroscopies

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Advances in Calcium Phosphate Biomaterials

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Vibrational spectroscopies are extensively used for the characterization of calcium phosphates either as natural biological minerals (bone, teeth, ectopic calcifications) or as biomaterials (bioceramics, coatings, composites). The present review begins with a theoretical description of expected spectra for the main calcium phosphate phases (i.e., brushite, monetite, octacalcium phosphate, tricalcium phosphates, apatites, amorphous calcium phosphate) followed by the analysis of real spectra, line positions and assignments, and observed anomalies. In the second part, the spectra of complex well-crystallized ion-substituted apatites and other calcium phosphates, as well as solid solutions, are investigated, and the information gained regarding the substitution types and ion distributions are derived. Finally, we will examine and interpret the spectra of nanocrystalline apatites considering the ion substitution effects and the existence of a surface hydrated layer. Quantification processes and spectra treatments are briefly presented and discussed. Examples of the use of vibrational spectroscopies for biomaterials and biominerals characterization will be detailed for coating evaluations, including spectroscopic imaging, following up on mineral cement setting reactions, adsorption studies, near infrared investigations of surface water, residual strains determinations in bone, orientation of apatite crystals in biological tissues, and crystallinity and maturity of bone mineral.

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We are grateful to Gérard Leroy for discussions regarding the content of this chapter, and we thank Imane Demnati, Solene Tadier, and Patricia Pascaud for allowing us to use the results of their Ph.D. thesis in Figs. 8.15, 8.16, and 8.17.

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    Christian Rey, Olivier Marsan, Christèle Combes, Christophe Drouet, David Grossin & Stéphanie Sarda

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Rey, C., Marsan, O., Combes, C., Drouet, C., Grossin, D., Sarda, S. (2014). Characterization of Calcium Phosphates Using Vibrational Spectroscopies. In: Ben-Nissan, B. (eds) Advances in Calcium Phosphate Biomaterials. Springer Series in Biomaterials Science and Engineering, vol 2. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-53980-0_8

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