title: Apatite formation on non-woven fabric of carboxymethylated chitin in SBF.
abstract: Chitin fibres constituting a non-woven fabric were carboxymethylated in monochloro acetic acid and treated with saturated Ca(OH)(2) aqueous solution. Within 3 days in a simulated body fluid with pH value and ion concentrations nearly equal to those of human blood plasma, a bonelike apatite layer formed on the surface of fibres of the treated fabric. The apatite-chitin fibre composite thus prepared is expected to be useful as a flexible bioactive bone-repairing material.
authors.affiliation: Research Institute for Science and Technology, Chubu University, 1200 Matsumoto-cho, Kasugai, Aichi 487-8501, Japan.
authors.forename: Tadashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kokubo
authors.forename: Masayuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hanakawa
authors.forename: Masakazu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kawashita
authors.forename: Masahiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Minoda
authors.forename: Toshiyuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Beppu
authors.forename: Takeaki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Miyamoto
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakamura
mesh_terms: D000327:Adsorption; D001031:Apatites / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000737:chemistry*; D040761:Biomimetic Materials / Q000737:chemistry; D001826:Body Fluids / Q000737:chemistry*; D002244:Carbon / Q000737:chemistry; D002686:Chitin / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D008422:Materials Testing; D008745:Methylation; D013499:Surface Properties; D013784:Textiles / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D001031:Apatites; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D002686:Chitin; D002244:Carbon