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Cover Picture: Nanostructured Materials of Calcium Phosphates and Calcium Silicates: Synthesis, Properties and Applications (Chin. J. Chem. 6/2017)
Author(s) -
Zhu YingJie
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
chinese journal of chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.28
H-Index - 41
eISSN - 1614-7065
pISSN - 1001-604X
DOI - 10.1002/cjoc.201770061
Subject(s) - calcium , calcium silicate , chemistry , nanotechnology , surface modification , biocompatibility , chemical engineering , materials science , organic chemistry , engineering
The cover picture shows the promising applications of two important kinds of nanostructured materials of calcium phosphates and calcium silicates. Calcium phosphates and calcium silicate‐based materials have high biocompatibility, and have been investigated for various biomedical applications such as bone defect repair and drug delivery. Furthermore, calcium phosphates and calcium silicates have many crystal phases and polymorphs; they are very rich and diverse in structure and morphology, which provide many possibilities for various applications. In recent years, this research group has been focusing on the research in this exciting and rapidly evolving research field. This article will provide a brief review on our main research work on the synthesis, characterization, properties and applications of nanostructured materials of calcium phosphates and calcium silicates. In addition, future perspectives and challenges for the research and applications of the related materials are discussed. We expect that with the development of new synthetic methods, delicate control over the chemical composition, structure, size, morphology, surface modification and functionalization, these materials will provide promising opportunities for the future clinical treatment and other applications. More details are discussed in the article by Ying‐Jie Zhu on page 769–790.