Citation
A. Nakahira et al., Novel synthesis method of hydroxyapatite whiskers by hydrolysis of alpha-tricalcium phosphate in mixtures of water and organic solvent, J AM CERAM, 82(8), 1999, pp. 2029-2032
Citations number
11
Categorie Soggetti
Apllied Physucs/Condensed Matter/Materiales Science","Material Science & Engineering
Journal title
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CERAMIC SOCIETY
ISSN journal
00027820
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Volume
82
Issue
8
Year of publication
1999
Pages
2029 - 2032
Database
ISI
SICI code
0002-7820(199908)82:8<2029:NSMOHW>2.0.ZU;2-6
Abstract
A novel and simple nonhydrothermal method was developed for synthesizing hy
droxyapatite whiskers under mild conditions. Hydroxyapatite whiskers were s
ynthesized by the hydrolysis of alpha-tricalcium phosphate at 80 degrees C
and atmospheric pressure. The effect of aliphatic alcohols on the transform
ation of alpha-tricalcium phosphate to hydroxyapatite in water-alcohol syst
ems was examined. When the hydroxyapatite was characterized by XRD and TEM
observation, its morphology and size were found to vary with the specific a
lcohol used during hydrolysis. The effect of reaction time on hydrolysis of
alpha-tricalcium phosphate to hydroxyapatite also was studied.