Table 2: Physiochemical characteristics of synthetic nanohydroxyapatite.

Melting temperature 1100-1650 ºC
Molecular weight 1004
Specific gravity 3.16 g/cm
Solubility at 25 ºC, -log(Ks) 116.8
Solubility at 25 ºC, g/L ~0.0003
pH stability range in aqueous solutions at 25 ºC 9.5-12
Ca/P ratio 1.67
Hydrophilicity/hydrophobicity Highly hydrophilic