title: Vibrational spectroscopic characterization of new calcium phosphate bioactive coatings.
abstract: In this work calcium phosphate (CaP) compounds with different PO(3-)(4)/HPO(2-)(4) R molar ratios in the 0.65-149 range were synthesized. In fact, all these CaPs contain different amounts of HPO(2-)(4) and PO(3-)(4) ions as well as the amorphous precursors (tricalcium phosphate and octacalcium phosphate) of hydroxyapatite deposition, which was shown by in vitro and in vivo measurements. Spectroscopical IR and Raman results showed the presence of bands whose intensity ratio can be related to the molar ratio R; in particular, the Raman I(962)/I(987) and the IR I(1035)/I(1125) intensity ratios were characterized as markers of the molar ratio. For these CaP compounds a nucleation model, which was based on the ability of HPO(2-)(4) ions to form strong H bonds with PO(3-)(4) ions, was proposed.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Biochimica "G. Moruzzi," Sezione di Chimica e Propedeutica Biochimica, via Belmeloro 8/2, Università di Bologna, 40126 Bologna, Italy.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Taddei
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tinti
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bottura
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bertoluzza
mesh_terms: D002130:Calcium Phosphates / Q000737:chemistry*; D020099:Coated Materials, Biocompatible / Q000737:chemistry*; D006882:Hydroxyapatites / Q000737:chemistry; D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared; D013059:Spectrum Analysis, Raman; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D014732:Vibration
chemical_list: D002130:Calcium Phosphates; D020099:Coated Materials, Biocompatible; D006882:Hydroxyapatites