Magnesium phosphate explained

Magnesium phosphate is a general term for salts of magnesium and phosphate appearing in several forms and several hydrates:

• Monomagnesium phosphate (Mg(H₂PO₄)₂)^.xH₂O
• Dimagnesium phosphate (MgHPO₄)^.xH₂O
• Trimagnesium phosphate (Mg₃(PO₄)₂)^.xH₂O

Amorphous magnesium phosphate is also claimed.^[1]

Safety

Magnesium phosphates are listed on the U.S. FDA's Generally recognized as safe (GRAS) list of substances.^[2]

See also

• Ammonium magnesium phosphate

References

1. 10.1088/1748-6041/11/5/055010. 27716636. Evaluation of amorphous magnesium phosphate (AMP) based non-exothermic orthopedic cements. Biomedical Materials. 11. 5. 055010. 2016. Babaie. Elham. Lin. Boren. Goel. Vijay K. Bhaduri. Sarit B. 2016BioMa..11e5010B. 45055834.
2. Web site: Database of Select Committee on GRAS Substances (SCOGS) Reviews . 2008-03-22 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070521071111/http://www.cfsan.fda.gov/~dms/opascogd.html . May 21, 2007 .