Synthesis and Evaluation of Calcium-Deficient Hydroxyapatite with SiO₂

Atsushi Nakahira, Kentaro Nakata, Chiya Numako, Hidenobu Murata, Katsuyuki Matsunaga

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DOI: 10.4236/msa.2011.29161                

Abstract

Effect of SiO₂ addition on the microstructures of calcium-deficient hydroxyapatite prepared by the heat-treatments was examined. Obtained hydroxyapatites substituted with Si ion were characterized by XRD, FT-IR and XAFS measurements. XANES results of Si K-edge and P K-edge in these modified hydroxyapatites indicated the shift of peaks of P K-edge with the SiO₂ contents, although no change of Si local structures. In this study, the effect of Si ion on micro- and local structure of hydroxyapatite with SiO₂ addition was mainly clarified.

Keywords

Hydroxyapatite, SiO₂, XAFS, Local Structure

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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