Inventors:
Richard E Riman - Belle Mead NJ, US
Wojciech Suchanek - Cleveland OH, US
Pavel Shuk - Copley OH, US
Kevor S. TenHuisen - Clinton NJ, US
Chun-Wei Chen - East Brunswick NJ, US
International Classification:
A61K 33/42
US Classification:
424602, 4232011, 4232021, 424422, 424423, 424604, 424682, 523113, 523114, 523115, 523116, 623 1611, 623 2346, 623 2351, 623 2361, 623 2362, 623 2375
Abstract:
A stable, phase-pure magnesium-substituted crystalline hydroxyapatite containing from about 2. 0 to about 29 wt % magnesium, wherein at least 75 wt % of the magnesium content is substituted for calcium ions in the hydroxyapatite lattice structure.