Microwave-Assisted Fabrication of Mesoporous Silica-Calcium Phosphate Composites for Dental Application.

ABSTRACT: Herein, the microwave-assisted wet precipitation method was used to obtain materials consisting of mesoporous silica (SBA-15) and calcium orthophosphates (CaP). Composites were prepared through immersion of mesoporous silica in different calcification coating solutions and then exposed to microwave radiation. The composites were characterized in terms of molecular structure, crystallinity, morphology, chemical composition, and mineralization potential by Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), and scanning electron microscopy equipped with energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM-EDX). The application of microwave irradiation resulted in the formation of different types of calcium orthophosphates such as calcium deficient hydroxyapatite (CDHA), octa

SUBMITTER: Szewczyk A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7796352 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature