Mesoporous calcium phosphate bionanomaterials with controlled morphology by an energy-efficient microwave method.

ABSTRACT: Calcium phosphate nanomaterials with controllable morphology and mesostructure were synthesized via a rapid and energy efficient microwave method. An increase in aspect ratio from nanoplates to nanorods was achieved by increasing the solvent chain length, accompanied by a subsequent about 23% increase in surface area and porosity. Control of mesoporosity was also achieved by varying the synthesis time and quantity of H2 O in the reaction solvent. Comparative studies were carried out using conventional heating (CON) and room temperature co-precipitation (RT) methods. It was found that microwave synthesis produces nanomaterials with about 50% higher yields, 7.5/1.7 times higher surface area and 3/5 times higher pore volume than RT/CON materials respectively, as well as having a lower distrib

SUBMITTER: Reardon PJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5102653 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature