Output details
15 - General Engineering
University of Hull
Article title
Hydroxyapatite nanoparticles: electrospinning and calcination of hydroxyapatite/polyvinyl butyral nanofibers and growth kinetics
Type
D - Journal article
Title of journal
Journal of Biomedical Materials Research - Part A
Article number
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Volume number
101 A
Issue number
7
First page of article
1977
ISSN of journal
1549-3296
Year of publication
2013
Number of additional authors
3
Additional information
This paper describes a novel process to prepare hydroxyapatite (HA) nanoparticles for bone substitute materials by electrospinning and calcination. Currently, HA is produced commercially in the form of micron-sized powders, which are typically 20 times larger than HA in normal bone matrix and exhibit poor bioresorbability and brittle characteristics. The new technique produces a highly pure, single phase nano-HA of a more compatible size to that found in bone, and has improved biomineralization characteristics in vitro with the promise of better biocompatibility and bioactivity in vivo.
Interdisciplinary
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Cross-referral requested
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Research group
None
Proposed double-weighted
No
Double-weighted statement
-
Reserve for a double-weighted output
No
Non-English
No
English abstract
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