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Morphological evolution of calcium apatites from nanorods to hollow spheres mediated by acetic acid

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

Junfeng Hui  and
Daidi Fan
Daidi Fan*
Affiliation:
Department of Chemical Engineering, Northwest University, Xi’an, Shaanxi 710069, People’s Republic of China; R&D Center of Biomaterial and Fermentation Engineering, Shaanxi 710069, People’s Republic of China; and Key Laboratory of Degradable Biomedical Materials, Department of Chemical Engineering, Northwest University, Xi’an Shaanxi 710069, People’s Republic of China
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a) Address all correspondence to this author. e-mail: fandaidi@nwu.edu.cn
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Abstract

Hydroxyapatite (HAp) and brushite (DCPD) are two important compounds of the calcium apatite family with excellent bioactivity and osteoconductive properties in vivo. This work aimed to investigate the stability of HAp nanorods synthesized by the hydrothermal method in acetic acid aqueous solution. The results illuminated that HAp nanorods were converted into hollow nanospheres, and it was found that the concentration and amount of the acetic acid and the reaction time significantly affected the degree of the morphological evolution. Transmission electron microscope, high-resolution transmission electron microscope, and x-ray diffraction were performed for characterizing the samples.

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Chemical synthesisNanostructureTransmission electron microscopy (TEM)
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Journal of Materials Research , Volume 24 , Issue 8 , August 2009 , pp. 2499 - 2502
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2009

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