title: Synthesis and characterization of HAp nanorods from a cationic surfactant template method.
abstract: Hydroxyapatite (HAp) [Ca(10)(PO(4))(6)(OH)(2)] nanorods were synthesized using a surfactant templating method, with cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) micelles acting as template for HAp growth. The effects of the sintering temperature on the morphological and crystallographic characteristics and on chemical composition of the "as-prepared" structures are discussed. The experimental results show that low heat-treatment temperatures are preferred in order to obtain high quality nanorods, with diameters ranging between 20 and 50 nm. High heat-treatment temperatures enhance the thermal decomposition of HAp into other calcium phosphate compounds, and the sintering of particles into micrometer ball-like structures. The stability of aqueous suspensions of HAp nanorods is also discussed.
authors.affiliation: IFIMUP and IN-Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Departamento de Física e Astronomia, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre 687, 4169-007, Porto, Portugal.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Coelho
authors.forename: J Agostinho
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Moreira
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Almeida
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Monteiro
mesh_terms: D002412:Cations; D000077286:Cetrimonium; D002593:Cetrimonium Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D046529:Microscopy, Electron, Transmission; D043942:Nanotubes; D013501:Surface-Active Agents / Q000737:chemistry*; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction
chemical_list: D002412:Cations; D002593:Cetrimonium Compounds; D013501:Surface-Active Agents; D000077286:Cetrimonium