Title
Hydroxyapatite with Permanent Electrical Polarization: Preparation, Characterization, and Response against Inorganic Adsorbates
Date Issued
17 July 2018
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Rivas M.
Armelin E.
Bertran O.
Turon P.
Puiggalí J.
Alemán C.
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Publisher(s)
Wiley-VCH Verlag
Abstract
Permanently polarized hydroxyapatite (HAp) particles have been prepared by applying a constant DC of 500 V at 1000 °C for 1 h to the sintered mineral. This process causes important chemical changes, as the formation of OH− defects (vacancies), the disappearance of hydrogenophosphate ions at the mineral surface layer, and structural variations reflected by the increment of the crystallinity. As a consequence, the electrochemical properties and electrical conductivity of the polarized mineral increase noticeably compared with as-prepared and sintered samples. Moreover, these increments remain practically unaltered after several months. In addition, permanent polarization favours significantly the ability of HAp to adsorb inorganic bioadsorbates in comparison with as-prepared and sintered samples. The adsorbates cause a significant increment of the electrochemical stability and electrical conductivity with respect to bare polarized HAp, which may have many implications for biomedical applications of permanently polarized HAp.
Start page
1746
End page
1755
Volume
19
Issue
14
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Química física
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85046295725
PubMed ID
Source
ChemPhysChem
ISSN of the container
14394235
Sponsor(s)
This work was supported by B. Braun Surgical S.A. through a joint research agreement with UPC, and by MINECO-FEDER (MAT2015-69367-R and MAT2015-69547-R) and AGAUR (2017SGR359). This work is integrated within a wider research project supported by B. Braun Surgical S.A., UPC and ICFO and H. Germans Trias i Pujol.
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