Hydroxyapatite fiber （HAF） was fabricated via a one-step hydrothermal route by using urea （CA）, acetamide （AA） and propanamide （PA） as pH regulators, respectively, and the reaction time was only 0.5 h. The HAF...Hydroxyapatite fiber （HAF） was fabricated via a one-step hydrothermal route by using urea （CA）, acetamide （AA） and propanamide （PA） as pH regulators, respectively, and the reaction time was only 0.5 h. The HAF synthesized by CA as the pH regulator was agglomerated with irregular morphology, while using AA or PA as the pH regulator, the HAF was composed of well-dispersed fibers with lengths larger than 200 pm. Two different morphologies form mainly due to the different hydrolysis rates of the pH regulators. Most of the fibers synthesized by the three pH regulators showed curving appearance, implying their outstanding flexibility. The technique in this paper allows the rapid formation of flexible HAF and may have wider applications in the restorations and reinforcement composites.展开更多
基金financially supported by theFundamental Research Funds of Shandong University(No.2015JC018)the Jiangsu Province Science Foundation for Youths(No.BK20140412)the Shandong Province Young and MiddleAged Scientists Research Awards Fund(No.BS2013CL030)
文摘Hydroxyapatite fiber （HAF） was fabricated via a one-step hydrothermal route by using urea （CA）, acetamide （AA） and propanamide （PA） as pH regulators, respectively, and the reaction time was only 0.5 h. The HAF synthesized by CA as the pH regulator was agglomerated with irregular morphology, while using AA or PA as the pH regulator, the HAF was composed of well-dispersed fibers with lengths larger than 200 pm. Two different morphologies form mainly due to the different hydrolysis rates of the pH regulators. Most of the fibers synthesized by the three pH regulators showed curving appearance, implying their outstanding flexibility. The technique in this paper allows the rapid formation of flexible HAF and may have wider applications in the restorations and reinforcement composites.
