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Nanofiber generation of hydroxyapatite and fluor‐hydroxyapatite bioceramics
Author(s) -
Kim HaeWon,
Kim HyounEe
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of biomedical materials research part b: applied biomaterials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.665
H-Index - 108
eISSN - 1552-4981
pISSN - 1552-4973
DOI - 10.1002/jbm.b.30376
Subject(s) - electrospinning , nanofiber , materials science , apatite , nanoscopic scale , nanometre , fiber , chemical engineering , nanotechnology , fluoride , composite material , polymer , chemistry , inorganic chemistry , engineering
In this study, we produced hydroxyapatite (HA) and fluor‐hydroxyapatite (FHA) bioceramics as a novel geometrical form, the nanoscale fiber, for the biomedical applications. Based on the sol‐gel precursors of the apatites, an electrospinning technique was introduced to generate nanoscale fibers. The diameter of the fibers was exploited in the range of a few micrometers to hundreds of nanometers (1.55 μm–240 nm) by means of adjusting the concentration of the sols. Through the fluoridation of apatite, the solubility of the fiber was tailored and the fluorine ions were well released from the FHA. The HA and FHA nanofibers produced in this study are considered to find potential applications in the biomaterials and tissue engineering fields. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Biomed Mater Res Part B: Appl Biomater, 2006