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Synthesis of nanoporous calcium phosphate spheres using poly(acrylic acid) as a structuring unit

  • Peng Wang
  • , Se Won Yook
  • , Shin Hee Jun
  • , Yuan Long Li
  • , Miyoung Kim
  • , Hyoun Ee Kim*
  • , Young Hag Koh
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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    Abstract

    Calcium phosphate (CaP) spheres with nanopores were synthesized using poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) as the structuring unit. In this method, colloidal droplets of the PAA/Ca2+ complex were prepared by adding a Ca(NO3)2 solution to a PAA aqueous solution and then mixed with an (NH4)2HPO4 solution, which allowed the nucleation and growth of CaP nanocrystals in the PAA matrix. Thereafter, the as-synthesized PAA/CaP spheres were heat-treated at 550 °C for 3 h to remove the PAA phase, followed by treatment in ammonium nitrate solution to remove the CaO phase formed as an impurity. The prepared CaP spheres showed a narrow size distribution with an average diameter of 146 ± 43 nm and nanopores formed via the removal of the CaO phase.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)1207-1209
    Number of pages3
    JournalMaterials Letters
    Volume63
    Issue number13-14
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2009 May 31

    Bibliographical note

    Funding Information:
    This research was supported by a grant from the Fundamental R&D Program for Core Technology of Materials funded by Ministry of Knowledge Economy, Republic of Korea.

    Keywords

    • Calcium phosphate spheres
    • Ceramics
    • Poly(acrylic acid)
    • Powder technology

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • General Materials Science
    • Condensed Matter Physics
    • Mechanics of Materials
    • Mechanical Engineering

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