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CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL
卷 36, 期 1, 页码 313-322出版社
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2009.09.007
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Sintering; Electron microscopy; Mechanical properties; Apatite; Biomedical applications
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Fluorine-substituted hydroxyapatites are considered promising materials for bone scaffolding. In this study a systematic investigation on F-half substituted hydroxyapatite (F-HAp, Ca-10(PO4)(6)OHF) obtained by precipitation is reported. Results on composition analysis, thermal behaviour, and sinterability are presented for a comparison with the respective pure hydroxyapatite. Samples were characterised by electron microscopy, induced coupled plasma-atomic emission spectroscopy, thermal analysis, infrared spectroscopy, N-2 adsorption measurements, X-ray diffraction and dilatometry. A semicrystalline F-substituted hydroxyapatite powder made up of needle-like nanoparticles was obtained. Notwithstanding that it was thermally stable up to 1300 degrees C, it was sintered at relatively low temperatures obtaining a very fine microstructure with a relevant nanoporosity, beneficial in view of cell adhesion and in-growth. Hardness, elastic modulus and toughness of produced samples were investigated by Vickers-Knoop microhardness testing. Significant improvements of the mechanical properties were observed for the F-substituted hydroxyapatite, in comparison with pure hydroxyapatite. (C) 2009 Elsevier Ltd and Techna Group S.r.l. All rights reserved.
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