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Morphology‐Enhanced Low‐Temperature Sintering of Nanocrystalline Hydroxyapatite
Author(s) -
Wang J.,
Shaw L. L.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/adma.200602333
Subject(s) - nanocrystalline material , materials science , nanorod , sintering , morphology (biology) , ceramic , nanotechnology , diffusion , chemical engineering , composite material , thermodynamics , physics , engineering , genetics , biology
By using hydroxyapatite (HA) nanorods , dense (> 99 % theoretical) HA nanocrystalline (see figure) bioceramics were attained at 850 °C through morphology‐enhanced diffusion as the driving force for densification. This new mechanism has the potential to give advanced ceramics with enhanced properties or new functionalities.