Synthesis and characterization of porous hydroxyapatite and hydroxyapatite coatings [electronic resource].

Published:: Washington, D.C. : United States. Dept. of Energy, 2000.
Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy.
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Additional Creators:: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, United States. Department of Energy, and United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information

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A technique is developed to construct bulk hydroxyapatite (HAp) with different cellular structures. The technique involves the initial synthesis of nanocrystalline hydroxyapatite powder from an aqueous solution using water-soluble compounds and then followed by spray drying into agglomerated granules. The granules were further cold pressed and sintered into bulks at elevated temperatures. The sintering behavior of the HAp granules was characterized and compared with those previously reported. Resulting from the fact that the starting HAp powders were extremely fine, a relatively low activation energy for sintering was obtained. In the present study, both porous and dense structures were produced by varying powder morphology and sintering parameters. Porous structures consisting of open cells were constructed. Sintered structures were characterized using scanning electron microscopy and x-ray tomography. In the present paper, hydroxyapatite coatings produced by magnetron sputtering on silicon and titanium substrates will also be presented. The mechanical properties of the coatings were measured using nanoindentation techniques and microstructures examined using transmission electron microscopy.

Report Numbers:

E 1.99:ucrl-jc-141229
ucrl-jc-141229

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Materials Science

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Published through SciTech Connect.
10/25/2000.
"ucrl-jc-141229"
2001 Minerals, Metals& Materials Society Annual Meeting & Exhibition, New Orleans, LA (US), 02/11/2001--02/15/2001.
Jankowski, A F; Nieh, T G; Choi, B W.

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W-7405-ENG-48

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