Preparation of Gelatin coated hydroxyapatite nanorods and the stability of its aqueous colloidal

This paper describes a novel process for preparing Gelatin coated hydroxyapatite (HAp) nanorods to improve the stability of its aqueous colloid. As Gelatin is a typical protein with abundant hydroxyls, carboxys and imines, it is a very effective functional group to attach onto the surfaces of the HAp particles. Our data show that the Gelatin layer firmly coated on the hydroxyapatite nanorods, and their structure and interfacial chemical bonding have been studied using various techniques, such as X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM), differential thermal analysis (DTA) and thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA). The reaction temperature, pH, amount of Gelatin, and Ca/P molar ratio in the material determine the quality of Gelatin coating and the stability of the HAp in aqueous solution. Moreover, an interesting phenomenon was found that the Gelatin coated HAp sediment separated by centrifugal was easily dispersed in water and forms HAp aqueous suspension. The suspension was stable for more than 24 h.     

Water-dispersible hydroxyapatite nanorods synthesized by a facile method

A simple and effective method, using calcium nitrate and triammonium phosphate as starting materials, for the preparation of water-dispersible hydroxyapatite nanorods (HAp) was reported. The process primarily involves the preparation of HAp with the addition of sodium citrate (NaC) and the exchange of absorbed ions (NaC) with sodium hexame taphosphate (NaP). The end products were investigated using various means in order to confirm the particles’ crystal phase and morphology and to understand how to improve their stability. The results demonstrate that the resulting HAp at 90 °C is rod-like with length of 300-400 nm and width of 40-60 nm. The zeta potential values of pure HAp, HAp-NaC, HAp-NaC/NaP are from −15.20, −30.89 to −44.84 mV. The settling time test shows the HAp-NaC/NaP could keep stable above 7 months without any creaming or visible sedimentation. The amount of NaC and the reaction temperature play significant roles in the whole process due to the formation of Ca containing precipitates.     

Hydroxyapatite Nano Sol Prepared via A Mechanochemical Route

Well-dispersed sol with crystalline hydroxyapatite (HAp) was obtained directly by milling a mixture comprising Ca(OH)₂, an aqueous solution of H₃PO₄ and a dispersant, an ammonium salt of polyacrylic acid. The average crystallite size of HAp was below 20 nm. Ca/P molar ratio of the product was 1.51 ± 0.04, i.e. Ca deficient from stoichiometric HAp. Minimum apparent viscosity was attained at a dispersant concentration 0.92wt% of sol. An as-milled sol was diluted by a factor 10–2.61 solid wt% to give a Newtonian fluid of 2 mPa s. From the diluted sol, we obtained a few m thick dense film of HAp by dip coating on the slide glass precoated by chitosan.     

Preferential Alignment of Hydroxyapatite Crystallites in Nanocomposites with Chemically Disintegrated Silk Fibroin

Hydroxyapatite (HAp) nanocrystals were prepared at room temperature by a coprecipitation method from Ca(OH)₂ and H₃PO₄, in the presence of chemically disintegrated silk fibroin (SF). Adsorbed amounts of cations on SF and crystallinity of HAp in the composite were increased by the chemical disintegration of SF higher order structure. Preferential alignment of c-axis of HAp crystallites along the longitudinal direction of ca. 150nm SF fibril was observed. These changes due to disintegration of SF were discussed in terms of the chemical interaction between HAp and SF. The resulted composite with preferential alignment of HAp nanocrystals is a good candidate as a starting material for bone substitutes.     

水溶性BSA-羟基磷灰石-碳酸钙复合物的形成机理

本文以傅里叶变换红外光谱为手段,对不同反应摩经的牛血清蛋白（ＢＳＡ）、羟基磷灰石、碳酸钙固体在水溶液中反应后的滤液进行了研究,谱带峰位和强度的变化表明,ＢＳＡ与羟基磷灰石、碳酸钙以多种形式的络合配位及氢键等结合,使难溶钙盐的溶解度增加,形成三元水溶性复合物,其复合物的组成随反应摩尔比的改变而有差异,具有化学计量的性质。     

Synthesis and hyperthermia property of hydroxyapatite-ferrite hybrid particles by ultrasonic spray pyrolysis

Biocompatible hybrid particles composed of hydroxyapatite (Ca₁₀(PO₄)₆(OH)₂, HAp) and ferrite (γ-Fe₂O₃ and Fe₃O₄) were synthesized using a two-step procedure. First, the ferrite particles were synthesized by co-precipitation. Second, the suspension, which was composed of ferrite particles by a co-precipitation method, Ca(NO₃)₂, and H₃PO₄ aqueous solution with surfactant, was nebulized into mist ultrasonically. Then the mist was pyrolyzed at 1000 °C to synthesize HAp-ferrite hybrid particles. The molar ratio of Fe ion and HAp was (Fe²⁺ and Fe³⁺)/HAp=6. The synthesized hybrid particle was round and dimpled, and the average diameter of a secondary particle was 740 nm. The cross section of the synthesized hybrid particles revealed two phases: HAp and ferrite. The ferrite was coated with HAp. The synthesized hybrid particles show a saturation magnetization of 11.8 emu/g. The net saturation magnetization of the ferrite component was calculated as 32.5 emu/g. The temperature increase in the AC-magnetic field (370 kHz, 1.77 kA/m) was 9 °C with 3.4 g (the ferrite component was 1.0 g). These results show that synthesized hybrid particles are biocompatible and might be useful for magnetic transport and hyperthermia studies.     

A simple method to tailor spherical nanocrystal hydroxyapatite at low temperature

A simple method, chemical precipitation at low temperature from Ca(NO₃)₂·4H₂O and (NH₄)₂HPO₄ to tailor single phase, highly crystalline nanocrystal hydroxyapatite (HAp) powders was introduced in this paper. HAp powders with controlled morphologies (spherical and rod-like) and different grain sizes have been obtained by varying the reaction temperature, reaction mode, and heat treatment accordingly. X-ray diffraction (XRD) results combined with the Fourier transform-infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR) indicates that the single phase, nanocrystal HAp powder could be obtained in one-step without further heat treatment. At 40 °C with a quick mixing mode, ultra-fine complete spherical HAp particles with diameter range size of 20–50 nm could be obtained.     

Characterization of calcium phosphate coatings doped with Mg, deposited by pulsed laser deposition technique using ArF excimer laser

Calcium phosphate layers were deposited on Ti6Al4V substrates with TiN buffer layers by use of pulsed laser deposition method. With this technique three pressed pellets consisted of tricalcium phosphate (TCP, Ca(3)(PO(4))(2)), hydroxyapatite (HA, Ca(10)(PO(4))(6)(OH)(2)) and hydroxyapatite-doped with magnesium (HA with 4% of Mg and trace amount of (Ca,Mg)(3)(PO(4))(2)) were ablated using ArF excimer laser (lambda=193 nm). The using of different targets enabled to determine the influence of target composition on the nature of deposited layers. The obtained deposits were characterized by means of Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and X-ray diffraction method (XRD). The obtained Fourier spectras revealed differences in terms of intensity of spectral bands of different layers. The analysis from XRD showed that Mg-doped HA layer has crystalline structure and TCP and HA layers composition is characterized by amorphous nature.     

乙醇热液合成羟基磷灰石粉末的X射线衍射和拉曼光谱分析

为探索热液条件下羟基磷灰石的结晶特点,以氢氧化钙和磷酸中和反应所获沉淀为前驱物,以乙醇为介质在85、100、140℃进行了醇热反应实验。利用X射线衍射(XRD)和拉曼光谱(Raman)对实验样品进行了表征。结果表明,醇热反应能获得结晶良好的羟基磷灰石纳米晶,升高反应温度和延长反应时间有利于羟基磷灰石HAP晶相的生成和晶粒度长大,其中反应温度对产物的晶体结构影响明显。不同反应条件获得的样品的拉曼光谱差异较大,随着反应温度的提高,拉曼光谱先出现PO4四面体的对称伸缩振动,再出现PO4四面体的反对称伸缩振动,最后出现PO4四面体变角振动。     

原子吸收法间接测定水中可溶性PO4^3—的研究

研究并建立了测定水中PO4^3-的方法,用草酸钙将PO4^3-转化为磷酸钙,加醋酸溶解磷酸钙,离心沉降未反应的试剂,用AAS法测定清液中的Ca^2 ,即可间接测定PO4^3-的含量。