Abstract
Porous hydroxyapatite (HA) ceramics with lamellar structures have been fabricated by an ice-templating process using as-synthesized and commercial HA powders. The viscosities of the suspensions prepared using the as-synthesized powders were 9-11 times higher than those of the suspensions prepared using the commercial powders. Finer particle size resulted in larger lamellar pore width and a thinner porous ceramic wall, while a much denser ceramic wall, as well as lower porosity and higher compressive strength, was obtained with the commercial powder. (C) 2010 Acta Materialia Inc. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Original language | English |
---|---|
Pages (from-to) | 426-429 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Scripta Materialia |
Volume | 64 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Mar 2011 |
Keywords
- Hydroxyapatite
- Directional solidification
- Porous
- Ice-templating