Sintering behavior and apatite formation of diopside prepared by coprecipitation process

Sintering behavior and bioactivity of diopside, CaMgSi₂O₆, prepared by a coprecipitation process were examined for its biomedical applicability. As-prepared powder was synthesized by adding aqueous ammonia to an ethanol solution containing Ca(NO₃)₂·4H₂O, Mg(NO₃)₂·6H₂O, and Si(OC₂H₅)₄ and characterized by means of TG–DTA, XRD, and TG–MS. The dried powder was X-ray amorphous and crystallized into diopside at 845.5 °C. The glass network formation by SiO₄ tetrahedra was almost completed below 800 °C. The bioactivity of the diopside prepared by sintering the compressed powder at 1100 °C for 2 h was evaluated by immersion of the sintered body in a simulated body fluid (SBF) at 36.5 °C. Leaf-like apatite particles were found to be formed on the surface of the sintered body and grew with passage of soaking time. This apatite-forming behavior in the SBF is related to the dissolution of Ca(II) ions from the sintered body in the early stage of immersion. Thus, diopside prepared by the coprecipitation process using the metal alkoxide and the metal salts was found to have an apatite-forming ability.     

贵州罗甸玉红外光谱特征及意义

选取了罗甸玉中一些典型样品,在进行FT-IR测试的基础上,对罗甸玉中透闪石晶体内部结构基团的振动归属进行了探讨。罗甸玉的IR研究结果证实,罗甸玉矿物组成主要为透闪石,这与其他测试结果吻合。但罗甸玉中透辉石840～860 cm-1频率的吸收带的出现,这是在其他天然软玉的IR研究中未见报道的,也是罗甸玉矿物组成与其他软玉矿物组成的最大区别,为罗甸玉在成玉(即由透闪石岩向软玉转变)过程中残留透辉石所致,是揭示罗甸玉变质成因过程的重要矿物学证据,同时也表明罗甸玉的成玉过程与已发现的其他天然软玉相比存在一定差异,这一差异进一步揭示罗甸玉是一种新成因类型的软玉矿。     

Thermoluminescence of natural and synthetic diopside

Diopside, a natural silicate mineral of formula CaMgSi₂O₆, has been investigated concerning its thermoluminescence (TL) and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) properties. Glow curves and TL vs. γ-dose were obtained irradiating natural samples to additional dose varying from 50 to 10,000 Gy. Except for a 410 °C peak found in the Al-doped artificial diopside, all the other peaks grow linearly with radiation dose, but saturate beyond 1 kGy. To investigate high-temperature effect before irradiation, measurements of TL intensity in samples annealed at 500–900 °C and then irradiated to 1 kGy γ-dose were carried out. Also the TL emission spectrum has been obtained. To compare with natural diopside, a synthetic pure polycrystal was produced and further those doped with iron, aluminum and manganese were also produced.