title: Growth of highly oriented hydroxyapatite arrays tuned by quercetin.
abstract: Crystal calls: the remarkable crystal modulation ability of quercetin (QUE) in highly oriented hydroxyapatite (HAp) array crystallization is reported. Organized HAp crystals were obtained by hydrothermal exchange of α-tricalcium phosphate (α-TCP) precursor in solution with a progressive increase in QUE concentration. Experimental results revealed that QUE would be a potentially effective crystal modulation assistant.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, PR China.
authors.forename: Xiaoguo
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Kaili
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Rong
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Qian
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Shangjun
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zhuo
authors.forename: Jiang
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chang
mesh_terms: D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000737:chemistry*; D002130:Calcium Phosphates / Q000737:chemistry*; D003460:Crystallization / Q000379:methods; D017886:Durapatite / Q000737:chemistry*; D008958:Models, Molecular; D011794:Quercetin / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D002130:Calcium Phosphates; C485828:alpha-tricalcium phosphate; D017886:Durapatite; D011794:Quercetin