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Synthesis of nano-hydroxyapatite under a sonochemical/hydrothermal condition

S A Manafi, B Yazdani, M R Rahimiopour, S K Sadrnezhaad, M H Amin and M Razavi

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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 CaHPO4sdot2H2O/NaOH/distilled water with cetyltrimethylammonium bromide ((CH3(CH2)15N+(CH3)3Br) 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.


PACS

87.85.J- Biomaterials

81.10.Dn Growth from solutions

81.07.Bc Nanocrystalline materials

81.40.Ef Cold working, work hardening; annealing, post-deformation annealing, quenching, tempering recovery, and crystallization

61.46.Hk Nanocrystals

Subjects

Nanoscale science and low-D systems

Condensed matter: structural, mechanical & thermal

Dates

Issue 2 (June 2008)

Received 23 October 2007, accepted for publication 12 February 2008

Published 25 March 2008



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