Effect of laser irradiation on the dissolution kinetics of hydroxyapatite preparations.
This research investigated the effects of a laser irradiation treatment on the dissolution characteristics of hydroxyapatite (HAP), and the results provide an insight into the relationship between the effects of laser treatment and the two-site dissolution kinetics of HAP samples. The HAP samples prepared by aqueous precipitation and digestion at approximately 100 degrees C were irradiated with a CO2 laser (20-50 W) with a beam diameter of 14 mm for a total of 10-400 s. Dissolution rates of the laser-treated HAP samples were subsequently determined in acetate buffer (pH = 4.5, mu = 0.50) at various levels of partial saturation (0-24% with respect to the HAP thermodynamic solubility of pKsp = 116). The following were the important findings. The X-ray diffraction and the IR spectroscopy results suggested that the HAP crystalline structure was not changed by laser treatment. Laser treatment of HAP powder at 50 W for 400 s, however, caused an approximately 3.5-fold reduction in the specific surface area of HAP and reduced the initial dissolution rate of HAP in acetate buffer by a factor of approximately 22.9. Also, this laser treatment appeared to reduce the dissolution rate of HAP in 16 and 24% partially saturated acetate buffer from substantial levels to essentially zero. These results may be summarized as follows. Laser treatment of HAP results in a reduction in the dissolution rate and also a reduction in the specific surface area of this material. However, the dissolution rate reduction is significantly greater than the reduction in the specific surface area.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
Wong
J
J
Department of Pharmaceutics, University of Utah, Salt Lake City 84112.
Otsuka
M
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Higuchi
W I
WI
Powell
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GL
Fox
J L
JL
D006882:Hydroxyapatites / Q000528:radiation effects*; D007700:Kinetics; D007834:Lasers; D010710:Phosphates / Q000032:analysis; D011208:Powders; D012995:Solubility; D012996:Solutions; D013055:Spectrophotometry, Infrared; D013816:Thermodynamics; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction
D006882:Hydroxyapatites; D010710:Phosphates; D011208:Powders; D012996:Solutions