title: Microwave irradiation enhances kinetics of the biomimetic process of hydroxyapatite nanocomposites.
abstract: In situ synthesized hydroxyapatite-poly(vinyl) alcohol nanocomposite was subjected to microwave irradiation, post synthesis. Interestingly, the aging time of 1 week required for the normal biomimetic process was reduced to 1 h post microwave irradiation, as characterized by x-ray powder diffraction and transmission electron microscopy. The surface topography shows the tendency of tubules to cross-link with the help of microwave energy. The microwave energy seems to provide a directional pull to the polymer chains which could have led to an enhancement of the kinetics of phase formation.
authors.affiliation: National Metallurgical Laboratory, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India. avijitguha@nmlindia.org
authors.forename: Avijit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Guha
authors.forename: Suprabha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nayar
authors.forename: H N
authors.initials: HN
authors.lastname: Thatoi
mesh_terms: D040761:Biomimetic Materials / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000528:radiation effects*; D018786:Bone Substitutes / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000528:radiation effects; D003460:Crystallization / Q000379:methods; D017886:Durapatite / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000528:radiation effects*; D007700:Kinetics; D008422:Materials Testing; D008872:Microwaves; D049329:Nanostructures / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000528:radiation effects* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D011829:Radiation Dosage
chemical_list: D018786:Bone Substitutes; D017886:Durapatite