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Synthesis and properties of calcium hydroxyapatite/silk fibroin organomineral composites

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The coprecipitation of calcium hydroxyapatite (HA) (Ca10(PO4)6(OH)3) and silk fibroin (SF) from an aqueous solution in the Ca(NO3)2–(NH4)2HPO4–NH3–H2O–SF system has been used to synthesize HA/SF organomineral composites based on nanocrystalline HA, containing 2, 5, and 10 wt % SF. The synthesis products were characterized by X-ray diffraction, thermogravimetric analysis, infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and electron spectroscopy for chemical analysis.

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  1. Kurnakov Institute of General and Inorganic Chemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninskii pr. 31, Moscow, 119991, Russia

    N. A. Zakharov, M. A. Orlov, T. V. Zakharova & N. T. Kuznetsov

  2. Frumkin Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry, Russian Academy of Sciences, Leninskii pr. 31, Moscow, 119991, Russia

    L. I. Demina, A. D. Aliev, M. R. Kiselev & V. V. Matveev

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Original Russian Text © N.A. Zakharov, L.I. Demina, A.D. Aliev, M.R. Kiselev, V.V. Matveev, M.A. Orlov, T.V. Zakharova, N.T. Kuznetsov, 2017, published in Neorganicheskie Materialy, 2017, Vol. 53, No. 3, pp. 322–332.

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Zakharov, N.A., Demina, L.I., Aliev, A.D. et al. Synthesis and properties of calcium hydroxyapatite/silk fibroin organomineral composites. Inorg Mater 53, 333–342 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0020168517030128

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Keywords

  • calcium hydroxyapatite
  • silk fibroin
  • composite materials
  • synthesis
  • properties