“…By FT-IR and XRD analyses, it was demonstrated that Ag + ions substitute for Ca 2+ ions within the apatite lattice [141,161,181,186,187,189,199,[204][205][206]. Indeed, the effective Ag + incorporation within apatite lattice was testified by the identification of CaO, whose formation was ascribed to the oxidation of the free Ca 2+ ions, available in consequence of Ag + substitution for Ca 2+ within apatite lattice, during the thermal treatments [141].…”