Controllable synthesis of hydroxyapatite nanocrystals via a dendrimer-assisted hydrothermal process
- Department of Chemistry, Shanghai Normal University, Shanghai 200234 (China)
The morphology and size of hydroxyapatite Ca{sub 10}(PO{sub 4}){sub 6}(OH){sub 2} (denoted HAP) can be controlled under hydrothermal treatment assisted with different dendrimers, such as carboxylic terminated poly(amidoamine) (PAMAM) and polyhydroxy terminated PAMAM. The structure and morphology were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), infrared spectroscopy (IR) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). IR spectra were also used to investigate the complexation of Ca{sup 2+} with PAMAM. The results revealed that the inner cores of the PAMAM dendrimers are hydrophilic and potentially open to calcium ions, since interior nitrogen moieties serve as complexation sites, especially in case of the polyhydroxy terminated PAMAM. And the reasonable mechanism of crystallization was proposed that it can be attributed to the localization of nucleation site: external or interior PAMAM. Additionally, the PAMAM dendrimer with carboxylic and polyhydroxy groups has an effective influence on the size and shape of hydroxyapatite (HAP) nanostructures. Different crystal morphology was accomplished by adsorption of different dendrimers onto specific faces of growing crystals, altering the relative growth rates of the different crystallographic faces and leading to different crystal habits.
- OSTI ID:
- 21000698
- Journal Information:
- Materials Research Bulletin, Vol. 42, Issue 9; Other Information: DOI: 10.1016/j.materresbull.2006.11.041; PII: S0025-5408(06)00472-7; Copyright (c) 2006 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0025-5408
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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