Patent ID: 8512741

Claim:
A nanofiber comprising calcium phosphate, wherein the calcium phosphate comprises a Ca 2+ ion and at least one phosphate ion having one or more Ca—O—P linkages selected from the group consisting of orthophosphate (PO 2− ) ions, metaphosphate (PO 4 3− ) ions, and pryophosphate ions (P 2 O 7 4− ), and optionally hydrogen or hydroxide ions, wherein the tensile strength of said nanofiber is between 25.0 and 1,000.0 MPa, wherein the nanofiber is electrospun nanofiber, and wherein the maximum distance between any two points on the outer surface of the nanofiber when seen in a cross-section to the longitudinal axis of the fiber is between 10.0 nm to 2.0 microns.