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ArticleMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2022

Hydroxyapatite from Natural Sources for Medical Applications.

Laura Madalina Cursaru, Miruna Iota, Roxana Mioara Piticescu, Daniela Tarnita, Sorin Vasile Savu, Ionel Dănuț Savu, Gabriela Dumitrescu, Diana Popescu, Radu-Gabriel Hertzog, Mihaela Calin

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Article in Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14citing papers in PubMed
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3 · Its place in the literature

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14 citing papers in PubMed, 40 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Laura Madalina CursaruNational R&D Institute for Non-Ferrous and Rare Metals, INCDMNR-IMNR, 102 Biruintei Blvd, 077145 Pantelimon, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-3902-5876
Miruna IotaNational R&D Institute for Non-Ferrous and Rare Metals, INCDMNR-IMNR, 102 Biruintei Blvd, 077145 Pantelimon, Romania.
Roxana Mioara PiticescuNational R&D Institute for Non-Ferrous and Rare Metals, INCDMNR-IMNR, 102 Biruintei Blvd, 077145 Pantelimon, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-6805-4502
Daniela TarnitaDepartment of Applied Mechanics, Faculty of Mechanics, University of Craiova, 200585 Craiova, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-6935-6641
Sorin Vasile SavuDepartment of Engineering and Management of Technological Systems, Faculty of Mechanics, University of Craiova, 200585 Craiova, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-0623-5244
Ionel Dănuț SavuDepartment of Engineering and Management of Technological Systems, Faculty of Mechanics, University of Craiova, 200585 Craiova, Romania.
Gabriela Dumitrescu"Cantacuzino" National Military Medical Institute for Research and Development, Splaiul Independenței nr. 103, Sector 5, 050096 Bucharest, Romania.
Diana Popescu"Cantacuzino" National Military Medical Institute for Research and Development, Splaiul Independenței nr. 103, Sector 5, 050096 Bucharest, Romania.
Radu-Gabriel Hertzog"Cantacuzino" National Military Medical Institute for Research and Development, Splaiul Independenței nr. 103, Sector 5, 050096 Bucharest, Romania.
Mihaela CalinNational R&D Institute for Non-Ferrous and Rare Metals, INCDMNR-IMNR, 102 Biruintei Blvd, 077145 Pantelimon, Romania.
Institute of Non-ferrous and Rare Metals · ROUniversity of Craiova · RONational Institute of Research and Development for Optoelectronics · RO

Funding

Ministerul Cercetării și Inovării 9PFE./2021Unitatea Executiva Pentru Finantarea Invatamantului Superior a Cercetarii Dezvoltarii si Inovarii PN-III-P2-2.1-PED-2019-3090, 499PED/2020
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aim of this work is to study the physical-chemical, mechanical, and biocompatible properties of hydroxyapatite obtained by hydrothermal synthesis, at relatively low temperatures and high pressures, starting from natural sources (Rapana whelk shells), knowing that these properties influence the behavior of nanostructured materials in cells or tissues. Thus, hydroxyapatite nanopowders were characterized by chemical analysis, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), dynamic light scattering (DLS), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and X-ray diffraction (XRD). In vitro studies on osteoblast cell lines (cytotoxicity and cell proliferation), as well as preliminary mechanical tests, have been performed. The results showed that the obtained powders have a crystallite size below 50 nm and particle size less than 100 nm, demonstrating that hydrothermal synthesis led to hydroxyapatite nanocrystalline powders, with a Ca:P ratio close to the stoichiometric ratio and a controlled morphology (spherical particle aggregates). The tensile strength of HAp samples sintered at 1100 °C/90 min varies between 37.6-39.1 N/mm

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cell proliferationcell viabilityhydrothermal synthesishydroxyapatitemechanical propertiesnano-crystalline powders

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PMID35897524
PMCPMC9331458
OpenAlexW4287010243

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