A Novel Continuous Industrial Process for Producing Hydroxyapatite Nanoparticles |
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| Authors: | Viviana M T M Silva Paulo A Quadros Paulo E M S C Laranjeira Madalena M Dias José C B Lopes |
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| Institution: | 1. Fluidinova—Engenharia de Fluidos, S.A., NETmix Unit , Moreira de Maia, Portugal viviana.silva@fluidinova.pt;3. Fluidinova—Engenharia de Fluidos, S.A., NETmix Unit , Moreira de Maia, Portugal;4. Chemical Engineering Department, Laboratory of Separation and Reaction Engineering , Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto , Porto, Portugal;5. Fluidinova—Engenharia de Fluidos, S.A., NETmix Unit , Moreira de Maia, Portugal;6. Chemical Engineering Department, Laboratory of Separation and Reaction Engineering , Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto , Porto, Portugal |
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| Abstract: | Fluidinova, a recent start‐up high technology engineering company, has developed and is now commercializing a novel continuous industrial reactor NETmix for the manufacture of high added value products, such as nanomaterials, microemulsions, and pharmaceutical products. Through this technology, Fluidinova, in cooperation with Instituto de Engenharia Biomédica, has developed and patented the industrial process for the synthesis of a new high quality product consisting of hydroxyapatite nanoparticles with extremely high purity and crystallinity to be used as biocompatible nanomaterial for biomedical and pharmaceutical applications, to improve the quality of the already existing hydroxyapatite based medical devices, such as bone grafts, coated implants, and drug delivery systems. |
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| Keywords: | NETmix continuous industrial reactor hydroxyapatite nanoparticles nanomaterial medical devices static mixer |
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