The influence of collagen support and ionic species on the morphology of collagen/hydroxyapatite composite materials

Journal Article · Thu Apr 15 00:00:00 EDT 2010 · Materials Characterization

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/J.MATCHAR.2010.01.003· OSTI ID:22066198

Ficai, Anton ^[1]; Andronescu, Ecaterina; Voicu, Georgeta; Ghitulica, Cristina; Ficai, Denisa ^[1]

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1. Politehnica University of Bucharest, Faculty of Applied Chemistry and Material Science, 1-5 Polizu Str., 011061 Bucharest (Romania)

The purpose of this investigation is to study the influence of collagenous supports and ionic species on the precipitation of hydroxyapatite (HA) from aqueous solutions. To this end, we obtained hydroxyapatite by co-precipitation from a solution of calcium hydroxide and sodium dihydrogenophosphate. The formation of HA was studied by energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). The results of this study indicate that the morphology of hydroxyapatite is highly influenced by the support material and the ionic species present. The obtained materials were studied by scanning electron microscopy (SEM).

• OSTI ID: 22066198
• Journal Information: Materials Characterization, Vol. 61, Issue 4; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2010 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved.; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1044-5803
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

36 MATERIALS SCIENCE
APATITES
AQUEOUS SOLUTIONS
CALCIUM HYDROXIDES
COLLAGEN
COMPOSITE MATERIALS
COPRECIPITATION
FOURIER TRANSFORMATION
INFRARED SPECTRA
MINERALIZATION
MORPHOLOGY
SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
SODIUM PHOSPHATES
X-RAY DIFFRACTION
X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY