Name of the Calcium Phosphate Phases Including Abbreviations |
Chemical Formula |
Monocalcium phosphate monohydrate (MCPM) |
Ca(H2PO4)2 ∙ H2O |
Monocalcium phosphate anhydrate (MCPA) |
Ca(H2PO4)2
|
Dicalcium phosphate dihydrate (DCPD, “brushite”) |
CaHPO4 ∙ 2 H2O |
Dicalcium phosphate anhydrate (DCPA, “monetite”) |
CaHPO4
|
Octacalcium phosphate (OCP) |
Ca8(HPO4)2(PO4)4 ∙ 5 H2O |
α-tricalcium phosphate (α-TCP) |
α-Ca3(PO4)2
|
β-tricalcium phosphate (β-TCP) *
|
β-Ca3(PO4)2
|
Amorphous calcium phosphate (ACP) *
|
Cax(PO4)y ∙ n H2O |
Calcium-deficient hydroxyapatite (CDHA) |
Ca10-x(HPO4)x(PO4)6-x(OH)2-x (0<x<1) |
Hydroxyapatite (HAP) *
|
Ca5(PO4)3(OH) |
Tetracalcium phosphate (TTCP) |
Ca4(PO4)2O |