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Microstructural Study of Mn and Si Co‐substituted Hydroxyapatite Thin Films Produced by a Sol–Gel Method
Author(s) -
Büyükaksoy Aligül,
Köseoglu Nihat Can,
Aslan Muhammed Hasan,
Oral Ahmet Yavuz
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
advanced engineering materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.938
H-Index - 114
eISSN - 1527-2648
pISSN - 1438-1656
DOI - 10.1002/adem.200800345
Subject(s) - materials science , crystallinity , apatite , thin film , sol gel , simulated body fluid , chemical engineering , phase (matter) , calcium , phosphate , composite material , mineralogy , metallurgy , nanotechnology , scanning electron microscope , organic chemistry , chemistry , engineering
Microstructural changes in sol–gel derived hydroxyapatite thin films associated with Mn and Si co‐substitution are investigated. The apatite‐forming ability of fabricated thin films in simulated body fluid are found to be affected by changes in the crystallinity and formation of a more dissolvable calcium phosphate phase.