Mineral composition of the cockle (Anadara granosa) shells of West Coast of Peninsular Malaysia and it's potential as biomaterial for use in bone repair

• Main Authors: Awang Junaidi, Awang Hazmi, Abu Bakar @ Zakaria, Md Zuki, Mohamed Mustapha, Noordin, Abu, Jalila, Yusof, Norimah
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Medwell Journals 2007
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/7089/1/7089.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/7089/; http://www.medwelljournals.com/abstract/?doi=javaa.2007.591.594
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

The study was conducted to determine the mineral composition of cockle (Anadara granosa) shells from 3 major cockle cultivation sites in the West Coast of Malaysia. Three samples of cockle shells from three different sources were evaluated to determine the content of 12 macro- and micro-elements: Ca...