Journal article
The mechanical properties of a porous ceramic derived from a 30 nm sized particle based powder of hydroxyapatite for potential hard tissue engineering applications
American Journal of Biomedical Engineering, Vol.2(6), pp.278-286
2012
Abstract
In this paper, synthesised nanometre sized hydroxyapatite (nano-HAP) powders composed of spherical 30 ± 5 nm particles were compacted and sintered at temperatures ranging from 650 to 1250℃ to form ceramics of varying porosity and mechanical strength. The size, crystalline structure and morphology of both the synthesised nano-HAP particle powders and the compacted and sintered ceramics were investigated using both X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy (FESEM). Further characterisation techniques such as Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) particle surface area, porosity, bulk density, Vickers hardness and yield strength at various sintering temperatures were tested on sintered pellets and evaluated.
Details
- Title
- The mechanical properties of a porous ceramic derived from a 30 nm sized particle based powder of hydroxyapatite for potential hard tissue engineering applications
- Authors/Creators
- G.E.J. Poinern (Author/Creator) - Murdoch UniversityR.K. Brundavanam (Author/Creator)X. Le (Author/Creator)D. Fawcett (Author/Creator)
- Publication Details
- American Journal of Biomedical Engineering, Vol.2(6), pp.278-286
- Publisher
- Scientific & Academic Publishing
- Identifiers
- 991005541989907891
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Engineering and Energy
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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