title: Mystery of the transformation from amorphous calcium phosphate to hydroxyapatite.
abstract: The process from the amorphous calcium phosphate phase to the hydroxyapatite (HAP) crystalline phase has been captured in a simulated physiological fluid by combining in situ extinction detection and ex situ electronic microscopy. The results reveal the secret of the phase transformation and orientation controls during the initial stage of mineral formation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physics, National University of Singapore, 2 Science Drive 3, Singapore 117542.
authors.forename: Haihua
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Pan
authors.forename: Xiang Yang
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Ruikang
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Hong Yao
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Xu
mesh_terms: D002130:Calcium Phosphates / Q000737:chemistry*; D017886:Durapatite / Q000737:chemistry*; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission
chemical_list: D002130:Calcium Phosphates; D017886:Durapatite; C020243:calcium phosphate