Claims
- 1. A hydroxyapatite filament comprised of a mixture of hydroxyapatite and hydroxyapatite whiskers.
- 2. The hydroxyapatite filament of claim 1 having a tensile strength greater than 140 MPa.
- 3. The hydroxyapatite filament of claim 1 having a tensile modulus greater than 40 GPa.
- 4. The hydroxyapatite filament of claim 1 whose largest lateral dimension is greater than 5 microns and whose length is greater than 1 millimeter.
Government Interests
This invention was made with government support under grant number R3AR43915A awarded by the National Institutes of Health. The government has certain rights in this invention.
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