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Structural dependence of apatite formation on titania gels in a simulated body fluid
Author(s) -
Uchida Masaki,
Kim HyunMin,
Kokubo Tadashi,
Fujibayashi Shunsuke,
Nakamura Takashi
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
journal of biomedical materials research part a
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.849
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1552-4965
pISSN - 1549-3296
DOI - 10.1002/jbm.a.10414
Subject(s) - apatite , simulated body fluid , anatase , rutile , materials science , amorphous solid , chemical engineering , mineralogy , titanium , crystal structure , crystallography , metallurgy , chemistry , photocatalysis , organic chemistry , engineering , catalysis
The apatite‐forming ability of titania gels with different structures has been investigated in a simulated body fluid with ion concentrations nearly equal to those of human blood plasma. Titania gels with an amorphous structure or with an anatase or rutile structure were prepared by the sol‐gel process with a subsequent heat treatment at various temperatures. The titania gels with an amorphous structure did not induce apatite formation on their surfaces in the simulated body fluid , whereas gels with an anatase or rutile structure induced apatite formation on their surfaces. The deposition of apatite was more pronounced on the anatase gels than on the rutile gels. This indicates that a specific structure of titania is effective in inducing apatite formation in a body environment. Such a specific structure was assumed in this study to be the crystalline planar arrangement in the anatase structure, which facilitates epitaxy of the apatite crystal. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Biomed Mater Res 64A: 164–170, 2003