Synthesis of nanosized hydroxyapatite powders.
Hydroxyapatite powder was mechanochemically synthesized from calcium pyrophosphate (Ca2P2O7) and calcium carbonate (CaCO3) using a solid-state reaction. The two powders were mixed in distilled water, milled for 8 hours, dried and calcined at 1100 degrees C for 1 hour. The phase(s) formed was analyzed by x-ray diffraction (XRD). It was found that hydroxyapatite was not the only one formed. This result will be used as the starting point to produce a single-phase hydroxyapatite in terms of excess hydroxyl group in a mechanochemical reaction.
School of Material and Mineral Resources Engineering, Engineering Campus, Universiti Sains Malaysia, 14300 Nibong Tebal, Pulau Pinang.
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D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D006801:Humans; D006882:Hydroxyapatites / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D049329:Nanostructures; D011208:Powders; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction
D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D006882:Hydroxyapatites; D011208:Powders