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Microwave-assisted Synthesis and Processing of Biomaterials

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Microwave heating has received considerable attention as a new promising method for rapid volumetric heating, which results in higher reaction rates and selectivities, reduction in reaction times often by orders of magnitude, and increasing yields of products compared to conventional heating methods. As a result, this has opened up the possibility of realizing fast synthesis of materials in a very short time, leading to relatively low cost and high efficiency of materials production. The application of microwave heating in the synthesis of materials especially in solution is a fast-growing area of research. In this chapter, we will briefly review the progress made in the last decade on the microwave-assisted synthesis and processing of biomaterials both in nanometer- and micrometer-size range. The biomaterials reviewed in this chapter include hydroxyapatite (HA, Ca10(PO4)6(OH)2), β-tricalcium phosphate (β-TCP, β-Ca3(PO4)2), calcium carbonate (CaCO3), the composite biomaterials and functionally graded material (FGM).

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Zhu, Y., Chang, J. (2009). Microwave-assisted Synthesis and Processing of Biomaterials. In: Shi, D. (eds) NanoScience in Biomedicine. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-49661-8_7

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