Acta Metallurgica Sinica (English Letters) ›› 2016, Vol. 29 ›› Issue (7): 609-613.DOI: 10.1007/s40195-016-0431-0

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Rapid Hydrothermal Synthesis of Submillimeter Ultralong Flexible Hydroxyapatite Fiber Using Different pH Regulators

Mei-li Qi1,2, Gui-yong Xiao1,2, Yu-peng Lu1,2()   

  1. 1.Key Laboratory for Liquid-Solid Structural Evolution and Processing of Materials, Ministry of Education Shandong University
    2.School of Materials Science and Engineering Shandong University
  • Received:2016-02-15 Revised:2016-04-06 Online:2016-07-10 Published:2016-07-10

Abstract:

:Hydroxyapatite fiber (HAF) was fabricated via a one-step hydrothermal route by using urea (CA), acetamide (AA) and propanamide (PA) as pH regulators, respectively, and the reaction time was only 0.5 h. The?HAF?synthesized by CA as the pH regulator was? agglomerated? with? irregular? morphology, while using AA or PA as the pH regulator, the HAF was composed of well-dispersed fibers with lengths larger than 200 μm. Two different morphologies form mainly due to the different hydrolysis rates of the pH regulators. Most of the fibers synthesized by the three pH regulators showed curving appearance, implying their outstanding flexibility. The technique in this paper allows the rapid formation of flexible HAF and may have wider applications in the restorations and reinforcement composites.

Key words: Hydroxyapatite, Fiber, Hydrothermal, PH regulators