Growth and characterization of nano-crystalline hydroxyapatite at physiological conditions

✍ Scribed by A. Ruban Kumar; S. Kalainathan

• Book ID: 102123857
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 2008
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 166 KB
• Volume: 43
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0232-1300
• DOI: 10.1002/crat.200711094

✦ Synopsis

Abstract

Pure, stable stoichimetric nano crystalline hydroxyapatite material was crystallized by double diffusion technique at physiological conditions, temperature at 37°C and pH at 7.4. The sample was sintered at 400°C, 750°C and 1200°C with equal interval of time. They were characterized by X‐ray diffraction studies, Fourier Transformation Infra‐Red analysis, Thermogravimetric analysis, Scanning Electron Microscopic studies and Atomic Force Microscopic studies. The X‐ray analysis confirmed that the grown crystals are to be the pure form of hydroxyapatite. Infra‐red studies confirmed CO free hydroxyapatite. Thermogravimetric studies showed the thermal stability of the hydroxyapatite crystals even at 1200°C. The presence of pores in the sintered sample was traced by scanning electron microscopy. Atomic force microscopy revealed the presence of nano crystalline HAP of size 0.958 nanometer in the samples grown using this technique. At higher temperature the deagglomeration of bulk phases and agglomeration of nano phases leads to the nano crystalline HAP were observed. (© 2008 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)