Exploring Zinc Incorporation in Apatite for Orthopedics and Dentistry
18th International Scientific Conference "EcoBalt 2013": Book of Abstracts 2013
Agnese Brangule, Kārlis-Agris Gross, Laura Komarovska, Artūrs Vīksna

Zinc as the most abundant trace metal in bone minerals, is an essential element that has effects on bone formation as well as inhibitory effects on bone resorbtion. Inclusion of zinc in apatites is not completely understood due to complexes in solution preventing the incorporation or the inclusion of defects. Some work has shown zinc addition by alternative synthesis routes, but the level of incorporation has not been reassessed. This work uses a newly developed approach whereby zinc is included in an amorphous phase and subsequently crystallized. Different phosphate reactants (ammonium, sodium or potassium phosphates) were mixed together with calcium salts (calcium nitrate, calcium chloride or calcium acetate) and the pH level adjusted (with ammonia, NaOH or KOH) to investigate the ease of forming an amorphous phase and the inclusion of zinc.


Atslēgas vārdi
Zn-Hap, Hydroxyapatite, calcium phosphate, FTIR, DRIFT
Hipersaite
http://alephfiles.rtu.lv/TUA01/Book%20of%20Abstracts%20-%20EcoBalt2013.pdf

Brangule, A., Gross, K., Komarovska, L., Vīksna, A. Exploring Zinc Incorporation in Apatite for Orthopedics and Dentistry. No: 18th International Scientific Conference "EcoBalt 2013": Book of Abstracts, Lietuva, Vilnius, 25.-27. oktobris, 2013. Vilnius: 2013, 79.-79.lpp. ISBN 978-609-459-241-6.

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