Abstract
Highly sinterable hydroxyapatite (HAp) ceramics were fabricated by the addition of polyethylene glycol (PEG) to a slurry consisting of CaO powder and phosphoric acid. The morphology of the synthesized powder was changed to a more porous structure and the particles showed a finer crystallite size by the addition of PEG in the solution process. The synthesized HAp powder employing PEG showed a higher surface area of 34.0 m 2/g and a denser sintered microstructure in comparison with that prepared without PEG. The porous and soft agglomerated powders prepared by the application of the PEG polymer were easily dispersed to nano-sized powders of about 80~100 nm by an ultrasonic process and the powder compacts were well densified at 1300 ̊C for 1 h showing a fine grain size of 1.2 μm.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 243-247 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Journal of Ceramic Processing Research |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| State | Published - 2012 |
Keywords
- Hydroxyapatite
- PEG polymer
- Powder
- Sintering
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Ceramics and Composites