Conversion of coral sand to calcium phosphate for biomedical applications

Chou, J; Ben-Nissan, B; Choi, AH; Wuhrer, R; Green, D

Conversion of coral sand to calcium phosphate for biomedical applications

Chou, J

Ben-Nissan, B Choi, AH Wuhrer, R Green, D

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Citation:: Journal of the Australian Ceramic Society, 2007, 43 (1), pp. 44 - 48
Issue Date:: 2007-12-01

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dc.contributor.author	Chou, J https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7472-8016	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Ben-Nissan, B	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Choi, AH	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Wuhrer, R	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Green, D	en_US
dc.date.issued	2007-12-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Journal of the Australian Ceramic Society, 2007, 43 (1), pp. 44 - 48	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0004-881X	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/3306
dc.description.abstract	Coral sand grains were analyzed using simultaneous differential thermogravimetric analysis (DTA/TGA), Fourier-Transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), x-ray diffraction (XRD), and environmental scanning electron microscopy (ESEM). These techniques were performed to confirm the characteristics and properties as well as the composition of the coral sand grains. Imaging of the full surface topography were conducted in the ESEM. After characterization coral sand grains were treated for impurities and organic materials were subsequently removed. The materials were than converted to calcium phosphates utilizing hydrothermal treatment. The results have shown that the coral sand grains were composed of calcium carbonate with a network of uniform inner porous structure. The ESEM has provided valuable information through the imaging of the samples which in turn allowed a comparison of the pore sizes before and after the hydrothermal treatment. The current study shows that the coral sand to be a promising source of converted calcium carbonate to calcium phosphates for biomedical applications.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Journal of the Australian Ceramic Society	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Materials	en_US
dc.title	Conversion of coral sand to calcium phosphate for biomedical applications	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	1	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	43	en_US
utslib.for	0912 Materials Engineering	en_US
utslib.for	0303 Macromolecular and Materials Chemistry	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Biomedical Engineering
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Science
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CHT - Health Technologies
utslib.copyright.status	closed_access
pubs.issue	1	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	43	en_US

Abstract:

Coral sand grains were analyzed using simultaneous differential thermogravimetric analysis (DTA/TGA), Fourier-Transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), x-ray diffraction (XRD), and environmental scanning electron microscopy (ESEM). These techniques were performed to confirm the characteristics and properties as well as the composition of the coral sand grains. Imaging of the full surface topography were conducted in the ESEM. After characterization coral sand grains were treated for impurities and organic materials were subsequently removed. The materials were than converted to calcium phosphates utilizing hydrothermal treatment. The results have shown that the coral sand grains were composed of calcium carbonate with a network of uniform inner porous structure. The ESEM has provided valuable information through the imaging of the samples which in turn allowed a comparison of the pore sizes before and after the hydrothermal treatment. The current study shows that the coral sand to be a promising source of converted calcium carbonate to calcium phosphates for biomedical applications.

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