title: A block copolymer micelle template for synthesis of hollow calcium phosphate nanospheres with excellent biocompatibility.
abstract: We report synthesis of hollow calcium phosphate (CaP) nanospheres with high surface area by using block copolymer micelles as templates. The obtained CaP nanospheres exhibit very high biocompatibility, showing great promise for intracellular bio-applications in future.
authors.affiliation: World Premier International (WPI) Research Center for Materials Nanoarchitectonics (MANA), National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan.
authors.forename: Bishnu Prasad
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Bastakoti
authors.forename: Masamichi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Inuoe
authors.forename: Shin-ichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yusa
authors.forename: Shih-Hsiang
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Liao
authors.forename: Kevin C-W
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Kenichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Nakashima
authors.forename: Yusuke
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamauchi
mesh_terms: D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D002130:Calcium Phosphates / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D008823:Micelles; D054118:Nanospheres / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D002130:Calcium Phosphates; D008823:Micelles; C020243:calcium phosphate