Visible Light-Sensitive Sustainable Quantum Dot Crystals of Co/Mg Doped Natural Hydroxyapatite Possessing Antimicrobial Activity and Biocompatibility.

ABSTRACT: Cutting-edge research in advanced materials is increasingly turning toward the development of novel multifunctional nanomaterials for use in high-tech applications. This research uses the solid-state method as a solvent-free technique to create multifunctional quantum dot (QD) hydroxyapatite (HA) crystals from bovine bone waste. By incorporating cobalt (Co) and magnesium (Mg) into the HA structure, the crystallinity of the hexagonal HA nanoparticles (99.7%), showing QD crystals is enhanced. Oxygen vacancies on the surfaces of the HA nanoparticles contributed to their bandgap falling within the visible light range. In addition, the dopants substituted calcium in the HA crystal structure and generated a divalent oxidation state, shifting the bandgap of natural HA toward red wavelengths (3.26

SUBMITTER: Maleki-Ghaleh H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11673459 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature