Sol-gel preparation and high-energy XRD study of (CaO)x(TiO2) 0.5-x(P2O5)0.5 glasses (x = 0 and 0.25)

J Mater Sci Mater Med. 2008 Apr;19(4):1661-8. doi: 10.1007/s10856-007-3259-3. Epub 2007 Oct 4.

Abstract

Glasses from the CaO-TiO2-P2O5 system have potential use in biomedical applications. Here a method for the sol-gel synthesis of the ternary glass (CaO)0.25(TiO2)0.25(P2O5)0.5 has been developed. The structures of the dried gel and heat-treated glass were studied using high-energy X-ray diffraction. The structure of the binary (TiO2)0.5(P2O5)0.5 sol-gel was studied for comparison. The results reveal that the heat-treated (CaO)0.25(TiO2)0.25(P2O5)0.5 glass has a structure based on chains and rings of PO4 tetrahedra, held together by a combination of electrostatic interaction with Ca2+ ions and by corner-sharing oxygen atoms with TiO6 octahedra. In contrast, the (TiO2)0.5(P2O5)0.5 glass has a structure based on isolated P2O7 units linked together by corner-sharing with TiO6 groups. The results suggest that both the dried gels possess open porous structures. For the (CaO)0.25(TiO2)0.25(P2O5)0.5 sample there is a significant increase in Ca-O coordination number with heat treatment.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Biocompatible Materials
  • Calcium / chemistry
  • Calcium Compounds / chemistry*
  • Gels
  • Glass*
  • Ions
  • Materials Testing
  • Models, Statistical
  • Oxides / chemistry*
  • Oxygen / chemistry
  • Phase Transition
  • Static Electricity
  • Surface Properties
  • Tissue Engineering
  • Titanium / chemistry*
  • X-Ray Diffraction

Substances

  • Biocompatible Materials
  • Calcium Compounds
  • Gels
  • Ions
  • Oxides
  • titanium dioxide
  • lime
  • Titanium
  • Oxygen
  • Calcium