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Accelerated sonochemical synthesis of calcium deficient hydroxyapatite nanoparticles: Structural and morphological evolution
N. Varadarajan, R. Balu, D. Rana, , T.S. Sampath Kumar
Published in American Scientific Publishers
2014
Volume: 4
   
Issue: 4
Pages: 295 - 299
Abstract
Calcium deficient hydroxyapatite (CDHA) nanoparticles with a Ca/P ratio of 1.6 were synthesized by accelerated sonochemical process. The synthesis was carried out using calcium nitrate and diammonium hydrogen phosphate in an ultrasonic bath operated at a fixed frequency of 135 kHz and 250 Watts power. The effect of ultrasonic radiation as a function of time over the formation and structure of nanoparticles were investigated using X-ray diffraction, spectroscopy and microscopy methods. The synthesized nanocrystals showed X-ray powder diffraction pattern corresponding to that of hydroxyapatite stoichiometry with CDHA characteristics. HPO2- 4 Fourier transform infrared vibration band observed at 875 cm-1. Transmission electron microscopic analysis confirmed the nanocrystalline nature and growth of acicular, rod and needle-like CDHA nanocrystals morphology with increasing irradiation time. © 2014 American Scientific Publishers. All rights reserved.
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JournalData powered by TypesetJournal of Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering
PublisherData powered by TypesetAmerican Scientific Publishers
ISSN21579083