title: Synthesis of dental enamel-like hydroxyapatite through solution mediated solid-state conversion.
abstract: An ordered dental enamel-like structure of hydroxyapatite (HAp) was achieved through a solution mediated solid-state conversion process with organic phosphate surfactant and gelatin as the mediating agent. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) tests demonstrated uniform sizes in the obtained apatite nanorods which arranged in parallel to each other along the c-axis and formed organized microarchitectural units over 10 microm in size. The sizes of the synthetic hydroxyapatite nanorods were similar to that observed in enamel from human teeth. The formation and regulation of the orientation and size of HAp nanorods might lead to a better understanding of the biomineralization process for the preparation of high performance biomaterials.
authors.affiliation: The State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Shanghai 200050, China.
authors.forename: Junling
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Dongliang
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Jingxian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Qingling
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Zhengren
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D040761:Biomimetic Materials / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D002130:Calcium Phosphates / Q000737:chemistry; D003743:Dental Enamel / Q000737:chemistry*; D017886:Durapatite / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D005780:Gelatin / Q000737:chemistry; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D012996:Solutions; D013501:Surface-Active Agents / Q000737:chemistry; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction
chemical_list: D002130:Calcium Phosphates; D012996:Solutions; D013501:Surface-Active Agents; C485838:calcium phosphate, monobasic, anhydrous; D005780:Gelatin; D017886:Durapatite