The effects of calcium-to-phosphorus ratio on the densification and mechanical properties of hydroxyapatite ceramic

• Main Authors: Tan, C.Y., Ramesh, S., Teh, Y.C., Tan, Y.M., Yap, B.K.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: John Wiley & Sons 2015
• Subjects: T Technology (General); TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/14044/1/The_Effects_of_Calcium-to-Phosphorus_Ratio_on_the.pdf; http://eprints.um.edu.my/14044/; http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ijac.12249/abstract

In this work, hydroxyapatite (HA) powders were synthesized using calcium hydroxide Ca(OH)(2) and orthophosphoric acid H3PO4 via wet chemical precipitation method in aqueous medium. Calcium-to-phosphorus (Ca/P) ratio was set to 1.57, 1.67, 1.87 that yield calcium-deficient HA, stoichiometric HA, and...