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Hydroxyapatite doped with disparate ions is synthesized by Sol-gel technique. Hydroxyapatite is a widely bio-ceramic material for orthopedics and dental applications with weak mechanical strength. The hydroxyapatite doped with various ions which is often reported to enhance mechanical strength and to control bacterial infections. The aim of the work concentrates to improve the hardness of the material. Antibacterial activity enhances with the ions which combine with hydroxyapatite. These effects noticeably reveal that the hydroxyapatite can be well utilized with doping ions in order to develop their efficiency against the various bacterial strains. The effect of co-dopants investigated on their phase structure, bond formation, surface and optical properties are studied using X-ray diffraction technique, Fourier Transform Infra-red analysis, Atomic Force Microscopy and Ultraviolet–Visible spectroscopy. The crystalline size of all the synthesized materials varies from 39 to 49 nm. All the composites exhibit hexagonal crystal structure. The functional groups confirm the bonding formation of prepared samples. The surface roughness of hydroxyapatite were successfully analyzed and observed that the dopants increase the roughness. The dielectric property explains the space charge polarization is present at low frequency and negative temperature coefficient of resistance in the prepared samples. The addition of ions improves the mechanical properties of host materials, which well suitable for coating on implantation devices and for various medical applications. © 2019 Elsevier B.V.

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Materials Chemistry and Physics

Study of structural, mechanical and dielectrical properties of ions doped apatite for antibacterial activity

The examinations of a bacterial zone, the antibacterial activity of synthesized materials are analyzed using different bacterial pathogens. The phases and crystalline size of the synthesized materials are calculated and the roughness of the materials shown in atomic force microscopy (AFM) can be used in medical applications. Zinc is doped with ions as co-dopants into hydroxyapatite using the sol–gel method. The synthesized materials are analyzed using X-ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, AFM, dielectric studies, ultra-violet–visible spectroscopy, mechanical strengths and antibacterial activity. This paper focuses on the mechanism of the dielectric properties analyzed for ion-doped hydroxyapatite which is used to enhance bone growth and various properties of materials which play a vital role in the medical field. © 2018, Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.

Applied Physics A

Electrical, mechanical and surface analysis of ion-doped hydroxyapatite for antibacterial activity

Hydroxyapatite (Hap) ceramic material was synthesized using polyethylene glycol by a sol-gel method which was found to be more advantageous to modify the morphology and particle size. Structural analysis of prepared Hap with different precursors was carried out by XRD studies. The phase transition and function group analysis were carried out by FTIR studies. FESEM images clearly showed the influence of various precursors on the morphology of the synthesized material which finds its application in various medical fields such as in implants and coatings. © 2017 Australian Ceramic Society.