Hydroxyapatite extraction from fish scales of Tilapia

• Published in: 2020 42nd Annual International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society (EMBC) pp. 2206 - 2208
• Main Authors: Ayala-Barajas, D., Gonzalez-Velez, V., Velez-Tirado, M., Aguilar-Pliego, J.
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE 01.07.2020

Hydroxyapatite is the inorganic component of human bones. To be used for bone replacements, hydroxyapatite can be synthesized or extracted from natural components. In this work we present the hydroxyapatite extraction from fish scales of the same Orechromis family (Tilapia) but from two different sp...