title: Preparation of nanometer-scale rod array of hydroxyapatite crystal.
abstract: Fabrication of nano- or micro-structured scaffolds to mimic structural and three-dimensional details of natural bone or teeth has been the subject of much interest, and this study proposes a new strategy for self-assembling one-dimensional hydroxyapatite (HAp) nanorods into organized superstructures. A nanometer-scale rod array of HAp having preferred orientation to the c-axis was successfully prepared simply by soaking calcium-containing silicate glass substrates in Na(2)HPO(4) aqueous solution at 80 degrees C for various periods. Those HAp rods grew perpendicularly to the glass surface, and the crystallites covered the glass surface uniformly, resulting in a "dental enamel-like" rod array structure consisting of "pine-leaf-like" structure units.
authors.affiliation: Okayama University, Japan. satoshi@cc.okayama-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hayakawa
authors.forename: Yaqi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Kanji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tsuru
authors.forename: Akiyoshi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Osaka
authors.forename: Eiji
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fujii
authors.forename: Koji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kawabata
mesh_terms: D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000737:chemistry*; D040761:Biomimetic Materials / Q000737:chemistry*; D003460:Crystallization / Q000379:methods; D003743:Dental Enamel / Q000737:chemistry*; D017886:Durapatite / Q000737:chemistry*; D008422:Materials Testing; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D036103:Nanotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D010316:Particle Size; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D017886:Durapatite