Title

Apatite Formability Of Boron Nitride Nanotubes

Abstract

This study investigates the ability of boron nitride nanotubes (BNNTs) to induce apatite formation in a simulated body fluid environment for a period of7, 14 and 28days. BNNTs, when soaked in the simulated body fluid, are found to induce hydroxyapatite (HA) precipitation on their surface. The precipitation process has an initial incubation period of ∼ 4.6 days. The amount of HA precipitate increases gradually with the soaking time. High resolution TEM results indicated a hexagonal crystal structure of HA needles. No specific crystallographic orientation relationship is observed between BNNT and HA, which is due to the presence of a thin amorphous HA layer on the BNNT surface that disturbs a definite orientation relationship. © 2011 IOP Publishing Ltd.

Publication Date

5-20-2011

Publication Title

Nanotechnology

Volume

22

Issue

20

Number of Pages

-

Document Type

Article

Personal Identifier

scopus

DOI Link

https://doi.org/10.1088/0957-4484/22/20/205601

Socpus ID

79953281477 (Scopus)

Source API URL

https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/79953281477

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