Effects of Various Ripening Media on the Mesoporous Structure and Morphology of Hydroxyapatite Powders.

ABSTRACT: Mesoporous hydroxyapatite (HA) materials demonstrate advantages as catalysts and as support systems for catalysis, as adsorbent materials for removing contamination from soil and water, and as nanocarriers of functional agents for bone-related therapies. The present research demonstrates the possibility of the enlargement of the Brunauer-Emmett-Teller specific surface area (SSA), pore volume, and average pore diameter via changing the synthesis medium and ripening the material in the mother solution after the precipitation processes have been completed. HA powders were investigated via chemical analysis, X-ray diffraction analysis, Fourier-transform IR spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and scanning (SEM) electron microscopy. Their SSA, pore volume, and pore-size distrib

SUBMITTER: Goldberg MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9919035 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature