| Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1654086 | Materials Letters | 2006 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
In this work, biomimetic precipitation of hydroxyapatite (HA) from simulated body fluid (SBF) on bacterial cellulose (BC) was studied. BC was firstly chemically modified by soaking in 0.1 M CaCl2 solution at 37 °C prior to biomimetic mineralization. The resulting HA/BC composites were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS), attenuated total reflectance-Fourier transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) spectroscopy and thin-film X-ray diffractometry (XRD). The results revealed that the HA minerals were homogeneously precipitated on the BC surface. Furthermore, the crystals were carbonate-containing apatites with low crystallite size and crystallinity.
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Authors
L. Hong, Y.L. Wang, S.R. Jia, Y. Huang, C. Gao, Y.Z. Wan,