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- Title
Pure hydroxyapatite synthesis originating from amorphous calcium carbonate.
- Authors
Sawada, Michika; Sridhar, Kandi; Kanda, Yasuharu; Yamanaka, Shinya
- Abstract
We report a synthesis strategy for pure hydroxyapatite (HAp) using an amorphous calcium carbonate (ACC) colloid as the starting source. Room-temperature phosphorylation and subsequent calcination produce pure HAp via intermediate amorphous calcium phosphate (ACP). The pre-calcined sample undergoes a competitive transformation from ACC to ACP and crystalline calcium carbonate. The water content, ACC concentration, Ca/P molar ratio, and pH during the phosphorylation reaction play crucial roles in the final phase of the crystalline phosphate compound. Pure HAp is formed after ACP is transformed from ACC at a low concentration (1 wt%) of ACC colloid (1.71 < Ca/P < 1.88), whereas Ca/P = 1.51 leads to pure β-tricalcium phosphate. The ACP phases are precursors for calcium phosphate compounds and may determine the final crystalline phase.
- Subjects
HYDROXYAPATITE synthesis; CALCIUM carbonate; AMORPHOUS substances; PHOSPHORYLATION kinetics; CALCINATION (Heat treatment)
- Publication
Scientific Reports, 2021, Vol 11, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
2045-2322
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/s41598-021-91064-y