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Morphology Controlled Porous Calcium Phosphate Nanoplates and Nanorods with Enhanced Protein Loading and Release Functionality
Author(s) -
Reardon Philip James Thomas,
Huang Jie,
Tang Junwang
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
advanced healthcare materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.288
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 2192-2659
pISSN - 2192-2640
DOI - 10.1002/adhm.201200276
Subject(s) - nanorod , materials science , biomaterial , calcium , porosity , chemical engineering , nanotechnology , phosphate , drug delivery , controlled release , chemistry , organic chemistry , composite material , engineering , metallurgy
Calcium phosphate nanoplates and nanorods with controllable pores and enhanced protein loading and tuneable release characteristics are first synthesized without the use of any toxic surfactants by an energy efficient microwave assisted chemical process, hence demonstrating their viability as a tool for controllable drug delivery in biomaterial systems.