| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10614690 | Materials Science and Engineering: C | 2013 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Single phase, stoichiometrically pure, hollow nanotubes of hydroxyapatite have been synthesized and single-particle analysis has been performed to successfully prove the sole formation of Ca10(PO4)6(OH)2 phase. The facile synthesis involves a sol-gel process under neutral conditions in the presence of a sacrifical anodic alumina template. The structures formed are hollow nanotubes that have been characterized by XRD, SEM, TEM, SAED, EELS, EDS and BET measurements. The diameter of the resulting tubes is in the range of 140-350Â nm, length is on the order of a few microns and the wall thickness of the tubes was found to be ca. 30Â nm. Moreover these tubes had a large BET surface area of 115Â m2/g and were found to be biocompatible. They displayed inertness in the presence of NIH 3T3 mouse fibroblast cells as dictated by an MTT assay.
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Authors
Balasaheb B. Chandanshive, Priyanka Rai, Andre L. Rossi, Ovidiu Ersen, Deepa Khushalani,