The main application of calcium phosphates is as biomaterials, which are used as graft or bone implants. The preparation of mesoporous bioceramics allowed the use of these materials as drug carriers, as drugs incorporated into porous structure would be subsequently released upon grafting/implantation into the surrounding tissue in a controlled manner, with well-established kinetics. Improved chemical stability, particulary toward acids is a desirable feature of these biomaterials, as calcium phosphates dissolve at pH<4.00. The objectives of this work included the synthesis, characterization and application of calcium phosphate biomaterials, i.e., mesoporous hydroxyapatites and monetite/silica nanocomposites. The mesoporous hydroxyap...