Hydroxyapatite nanocrystals: simple preparation, characterization and formation mechanism

Fatemeh Mohandes; Masoud Salavati-Niasari; Mohammadhossein Fathi; Zeinab Fereshteh

doi:10.1016/j.msec.2014.08.058

Hydroxyapatite nanocrystals: simple preparation, characterization and formation mechanism

Mater Sci Eng C Mater Biol Appl. 2014 Dec:45:29-36. doi: 10.1016/j.msec.2014.08.058. Epub 2014 Sep 6.

Authors

Fatemeh Mohandes¹, Masoud Salavati-Niasari², Mohammadhossein Fathi³, Zeinab Fereshteh⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Kashan, Kashan, P. O. Box. 87317-51167, Islamic Republic of Iran.
² Department of Inorganic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Kashan, Kashan, P. O. Box. 87317-51167, Islamic Republic of Iran; Institute of Nano Science and Nano Technology, University of Kashan, Kashan, P. O. Box 87317-51167, Islamic Republic of Iran. Electronic address: salavati@kashanu.ac.ir.
³ Biomaterials Research Group, Department of Materials Engineering, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan 8415683111, Islamic Republic of Iran; Dental Materials Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Islamic Republic of Iran.
⁴ Biomaterials Research Group, Department of Materials Engineering, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan 8415683111, Islamic Republic of Iran.

PMID: 25491798
DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2014.08.058

Abstract

Crystalline hydroxyapatite (HAP) nanoparticles and nanorods have been successfully synthesized via a simple precipitation method. To control the shape and particle size of HAP nanocrystals, coordination ligands derived from 2-hydroxy-1-naphthaldehyde were first prepared, characterized by Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) and proton nuclear magnetic resonance ((1)H-NMR) spectroscopies, and finally applied in the synthesis process of HAP. On the other hand, the HAP nanocrystals were also characterized by several techniques including powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). According to the FE-SEM and TEM micrographs, it was found that the morphology and crystallinity of the HAP powders depended on the coordination mode of the ligands.

Keywords: Bioceramic; Hydroxyapatite; Nanocrystal; Precipitation.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Durapatite / chemistry*
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
Microscopy, Electron, Transmission
Nanoparticles / chemistry*
Nanoparticles / ultrastructure
Naphthalenes / chemistry
Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared
X-Ray Diffraction

Substances

Naphthalenes
2-hydroxy-1-naphthaldehyde
Durapatite