Advanced Materials, Vol.10, No.1, 49-49, 1998
Nanosized hydroxyapatite precipitation from homogeneous calcium/citrate/phosphate solutions using microwave and conventional heating
Materials for bone repair and replacement can be prepared from nanometer-size hydroxyapatite (HA). A method of precipitating nanosize HA at atmospheric pressure, rapidly, using microwave heating is presented, and particles obtained by this and a conventional heating method are compared. The transmission electron micrograph shows particles obtained after microwave heating for 60 min.