Synthesis of nano sized hydroxyapatite powder using sol-gel technique and its conversion to dense and porous bodies

• Main Authors: Sopyan, I., Ramesh, Singh, Hamdi, M.
• Format: Article
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: TS Manufactures
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/6551/

Hydroxyapatite powder has been prepared via sol-gel procedure using calcium nitrate tetrahydrate and diammonium hydrogen phosphate as the precursors for calcium and phosphorus, respectively. XRD measurement shows that the powder contains hydroxyapatite crystals with beta-TCP and calcium oxide as sec...