ISSN:
1662-9752
Source:
Scientific.Net: Materials Science & Technology / Trans Tech Publications Archiv 1984-2008
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
Notes:
A new kind of Hydroxyapatite (HA) composites was fabricated using a hot-press methodin which carbon nanotubes (CNTs) were introduced to the HA ceramic matrix to improve themechanical properties of the resulting composites. The CNTs were treated using a mixture of nitricacid and sulfuric acid. A homogeneous dispersion of the CNTs in the HA matrix was achievedthrough dispersing them in the solution of surfactant. The bioactivity of the samples was tested. Themicrostructures of HA/CNT ceramic composites and the sample surfaces after immersion in SBFwere characterized by SEM. The results showed that the introduction of the CNTs into HA ceramicmatrix could produce positive strengthening effect without impairing the biological properties of theHA ceramic
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://www.tib-hannover.de/fulltexts/2011/0528/02/14/transtech_doi~10.4028%252Fwww.scientific.net%252FMSF.532-533.201.pdf
