TY  - JOUR
T1  - Mineral Composition of the Cockle (<I>Anadara granosa</I>) Shells of West Coast of  Peninsular Malaysia and It’s Potential as Biomaterial for Use in Bone Repair
AU - , A.J. Awang-Hazmi AU - , A.B.Z. Zuki AU - , M.M. Noordin AU - , A. Jalila AU - , Y. Norimah 
JO  - Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances
VL  - 6
IS  - 5
SP  - 591
EP  - 594
PY  - 2007
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1680-5593
DO  - javaa.2007.591.594
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2007.591.594
KW  - Cockle (Anadara granosa ) shells
KW  -mineral compositions
KW  -biomaterial
KW  -corals
AB  - The study was conducted to determine the composition of mineral content of cockle (<I>Anadara granosa</I>) shells from 3 major cockle cultivation of 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 (Calcium (Ca), Carbon  (C), Magnesium (Mg), Sodium (Na), Phosphorus (P), Potassium (K), Ferum (Fe), Copper (Cu), Nickel ( Ni), Zink (Zn), Boron and Silica (Si)). For convenience and ease of reference, Ca and C were combine into one unit (Calcium Carbonate, CaC) while Mg, Na, P and K was evaluated individually and Fe, Cu, Ni, Zn, B and Si were evaluated as one group (others). Analysis of elements content was done using inductively Coupled plasma, Auto Analyzer, an Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer and Carbon Analyzer. Results in this study revealed that the mineral compositions of cockle shells from 3 different sources in West Coast of Peninsular Malaysia were consistence almost in all the samples. The percentage of CaC comprises of more than 98.7%  of  the  total  minerals  content  of  the  cockle  shells  of  the  3  sources.  About  1.3  % of the composition are comprises  of  Mg,  Na,  P,  K  and  others  (Fe,  Cu,  Ni,  B,  Zn  and Si).Overall, the minerals composition of cockle shells of West Coast of Peninsular Malaysia are as followed: CaC 98.7 %, Mg 0.05%, Na 0.9%, p 0.02 and others 0.2%.
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