Effective role of CaO/P2O5ratio on SiO2-CaO-P2O5glass system.
In the present work, the effect of the CaO/P2O5ratio on the composition of sol-gel synthesized 58SiO2-(19 -x)P2O5-(23 +x)CaO (x= 0, 5, 10 and 15 mol%) glass samples was studied. Further, the effect of NBO/BO ratio on hydroxy carbonated apatite layer (HCA) forming ability based on dissolution behavior in simulated body fluid (SBF) solution was also investigated. CaO/P2O5ratios of synthesized glass samples were 1.2, 2, 3.6, and 9.5, respectively. NBO/BO ratios were obtained using Raman spectroscopic analysis as 0.58, 1.20, 1.46, and 1.78, respectively. All samples were soaked in the SBF solution for 7 days. The calculated weight losses of these samples were 58%, 64%, 83%, and 89% for corresponding NBO/BO ratios. The increase in CaO/P2O5ratio increases the NBO/BO ratios. However, the increase in NBO/BO ratio increases HCA forming ability of SBF treated samples. The HCA crystalline layer formation was confirmed through X-ray Diffraction (XRD), Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Raman and Infrared spectroscopic analysis. Higher CaO/P2O5ratio favors the increase in HCA formation for SBF treated calcium phospho silicate glasses.
Department of Physics, Crystal Growth Laboratory, National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal 575025, India.
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Hamburg Center for Ultrafast Imaging (CUI), University of Hamburg, Luruper Chaussee 149, 22761 Hamburg, Germany.
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Hamburg Center for Ultrafast Imaging (CUI), University of Hamburg, Luruper Chaussee 149, 22761 Hamburg, Germany.
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Department of Physics, Crystal Growth Laboratory, National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal 575025, India.
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Udayashankar
Department of Physics, Crystal Growth Laboratory, National Institute of Technology Karnataka, Surathkal 575025, India.
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Ca/P ratio; Dissolution; HCA layer; NBO/BO ratio; SBF solution; Sol-gel