Abstract
A simple and facile wet chemistry route was used to synthesize nanophase hydroxyapatite (HaP) crystals at low temperature. The synthesis was carried out at a pH of 11.0 and at a temperature of 37 C. The resulting samples were washed several times and subjected to further analysis. XRD studies revealed that the HaP crystals were polycrystalline in nature with a crystallite size of ~ 15-60 ± 5 nm. SEM-EDXA images confirmed the presence of calcium (Ca), phosphorous (P), and oxygen (O) peaks. Likewise, FTIR confirmed the presence of characteristic phosphate and hydroxyl peaks in samples. Lastly, HRTEM images clearly showed distinctive lattice fringes positioned in the 100 and 002 planes. TGA analysis shows that HaP crystals can withstand higher calcination temperatures and are thermally stable.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 152-159 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Materials Science and Engineering C |
| Volume | 36 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Mar 2014 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This research was supported by the Carbon Valley Project ( R0001858 ) of the Ministry of Knowledge Economy, Korea. We sincerely acknowledge our valuable reviewers who with their suggestions and expert advice have helped us in improving the quality of the manuscript.
Copyright:
Copyright 2014 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
Keywords
- FTIR
- HRTEM
- Hydroxyapatite
- Nanophase crystal
- Wet chemistry
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