Synthesis of nano-hydroxyapatite under a sonochemical/hydrothermal condition

Biomed Mater. 2008 Jun;3(2):025002. doi: 10.1088/1748-6041/3/2/025002. Epub 2008 Mar 25.

Abstract

In this study, hydroxyapatite (denoted as HAp) nanostructure with uniform morphologies, controllable size, nano-dispersion and narrow size distribution in diameter has been synthesized successfully by low-temperature hydrothermal process, and the as-synthesized powders were characterized by XRD, scanning electron microscopy, high-resolution transmission microscopy, FT-IR, Zetasizer and inductively coupled plasma. In the present work, a novel sonochemical technique using CaHPO(4)2H(2)O/NaOH/distilled water with cetyltrimethylammonium bromide ((CH(3)(CH(2))(15)N(+)(CH(3))(3)Br(-)) designated as CTAB) under a hydrothermal condition to synthesize HAp nanostructure was described. Furthermore, the usage of a high basic condition and a water environment are the two crucial keys in ensuring the formation of HAp in the hydrothermal/sonochemical processes. However, the crystallite size and crystallinity degree of the HAp increased with increasing annealing temperature. Indeed, the present work will introduce a new method in synthesizing HAs for scientific and medical engineering.

MeSH terms

  • Crystallization / methods*
  • Durapatite / chemical synthesis*
  • Durapatite / chemistry*
  • Durapatite / radiation effects
  • Hot Temperature
  • Materials Testing
  • Nanostructures / chemistry*
  • Nanostructures / radiation effects
  • Nanostructures / ultrastructure*
  • Particle Size
  • Sonication*
  • Water / chemistry

Substances

  • Water
  • Durapatite