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PROBLEMS
1. Which of the following HAP ceramics do you believe
would be the most successful in repairing a bone
defect made by the excision of a large tumor in a
weight-bearing bone, and why?
2. The ASTM mandates X-ray diffraction analysis of all
new calcium phosphate ceramics and cements. What
information can be learned from the X-ray diffrac-
tion analysis? If the 002 line-width at half maximum
CHAPTER I.2.4.A
Hydroxyapatite Ceramics