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Microwave-Assisted Synthesis of Mesoporous Nano-Hydroxyapatite Using Surfactant Templates
Citation:
Amer, W., K. Abdelouahdi, H. R. Ramananarivo, M. Zahouily, A. Fihri, K. Djessas, K. Zahouily, R. S. Varma, AND A. Solhy. Microwave-Assisted Synthesis of Mesoporous Nano-Hydroxyapatite Using Surfactant Templates. CrystEngComm. Royal Society of Chemistry, London, Uk, 16(4):543-549, (2014).
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Submitted for publication to the American Chemical Society (ACS) journal, Langmuir
Description:
Mesoporous nano-hydroxyapatite (n-HAP) was expeditiously synthesized using the pseudo sol-gel microwave-assisted protocol (30 min) in the presence of two novel templates, namely sodium lauryl ether sulfate (SLES) and linear alkylbenzenesulfonate (LABS). The cooperative self-assembly of the calcium precursor with the surfactant molecules followed by the interaction with PO43- ligand led to the formation of mesoporousnano-hydroxyapatite (n-HAP) with controlled pore sizes. The systematic use of these surfactants in combination with microwave energy input enables the precise control of pore size in a narrow-size distribution range (35 nm) which were fully characterized.
