Growth of calcium phosphate mineral on carbon nanotube buckypapers

Calcium phosphate formation on carbon nanotube buckypapers (CNTB) was studied in vitro. Pristine and citrate‐treated CNTB were immersed in stationary buffered, calcium phosphate supersaturated solutions. The formed precipitate was identified using FTIR spectroscopy as a mixture of both octacalcium p...

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Published in:Physica Status Solidi (b) 2006-11, Vol.243 (13), p.3230-3233
Main Authors: Tasis, D., Kastanis, D., Galiotis, C., Bouropoulos, N.
Format: Article
Language:English
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61.46.Fg
68.37.Hk
78.30.Hv
81.05.Uw
81.10.Dn
Cross-disciplinary physics: materials science
rheology
Exact sciences and technology
Materials science
Nanoscale materials and structures: fabrication and characterization
Nanotubes
Physics
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Summary:Calcium phosphate formation on carbon nanotube buckypapers (CNTB) was studied in vitro. Pristine and citrate‐treated CNTB were immersed in stationary buffered, calcium phosphate supersaturated solutions. The formed precipitate was identified using FTIR spectroscopy as a mixture of both octacalcium phosphate and hydroxyapatite. Scanning electron microscopy analysis revealed that spherulitic calcium phosphate crystals formed in both samples while crystal alignment was observed in the case of citrated treated CNTB. (© 2006 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)
ISSN:0370-1972
1521-3951
DOI:10.1002/pssb.200669122