| Morphology Development of HAp Crystallites in GEL Matrix |
| Myung-Chul Chang |
| School of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering, Kunsan National University |
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| ABSTRACT |
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The crystal morphology of hydroxyapatite [HAp] phase in gelatin [GEL] matrices was investigated with the condition of a GEL precursor treatment in an aqueous solution of $H_{3}PO_{4}$ at $37-80^{circ}C$. Needle-shaped nanocomposite particles were prepared through a dynamic reaction during a coprecipitation process using a phosphoric GEL solution. Various types of mineralized morphology appeared with a phosphorylated condition of the GEL solution. HAp/GEL nanocomposite slurries showed the existence of an octacalcium phosphate [OCP] phase during the process. |
| Key words:
Hydroxyapatite, Gelatin, Morphology, Mineratization |
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