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Hydroxyapatite Ceramics from Hydrothermally PreparedPowders

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 February 2011

C.H. Lin ,
C.W. Huang  and
S.C. Chang
C.H. Lin
Affiliation:
Dept. of Materials Science, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C.
C.W. Huang
Affiliation:
Dept. of Materials Science, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan, R.O.C.
S.C. Chang
Affiliation:
Dept of Chemistry, Chung Yuan University, Chungli, Taiwan, R.O.C.
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Abstract

Hydroxyapatite (Ca5(P04)3(0H)) is aneffective material for artificial human bone production. Hydroxyapatitepowders were hydrothermally produced in this work by reacting Ca(OH)2 with Na3PO4·12H2O inan autoclave at various temperature and for various times. The particle sizeof hydroxyapatite was observed to be very fine, uniform, around 50 nm, aswell as independent of reaction time.

The hydroxyapatite powders were compacted and sintered at varioustemperatures for 2 hrs. The density, grain size, and hardness of thehydroxyapatite ceramics were measured and compared with those of thehydroxyapatite ceramics produced by the powders from the commercial source.The hydroxyapatite ceramics from the hydrothermal powders were found to havea higher density, smaller grain size, and higher hardness.

After the hydroxyapatite ceramics were dipped in a simulated biological bodyliquid for 10 days, the density and hardness of the hydrooxyapatite ceramicsfrom the hydrothermal powders were less deteriorated than those of thehydroxyapatite ceramics from the commercial powder.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 346: Symposium N – Better Ceramics Through Chemistry VI , 1994 , 237
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1998

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