Molten Salt Synthesis of Calcium Hydroxyapatite Whiskers
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Calcium hydroxyapatite (HA) whiskers and crystals were produced by the route of molten salt synthesis. The effects on whisker morphology of chosen flux, flux-to-HA ratio, synthesis temperature, and reaction time were investigated. The thermal stabilities of the produced whiskers were tested at 1300°C in an air atmosphere. A tentative X-ray diffraction pattern was proposed for the HA whiskers. Molten salt synthesis with a K2SO4 flux was found to be a simple and sturdy technique for manufacturing short (<60 mm) HA whiskers in the temperature range from 1080° to ;1200°C. The alternative use of fluxes such as KCl, KBr, CaCl2, or Na2SO4, rather than K2SO4, over the temperature range 850°–1000°C resulted in the formation of large (;25 mm) single crystals of HA.
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