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JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY B
Volume 1, Issue 38, Pages 4947-4955Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/c3tb20550a
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- Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Sao Paulo [2011/17877-7, 2011/20345-7]
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A method for the direct electrodeposition of globular nano-hydroxyapatite (nHAp) onto reduced graphene oxide (RGO) is presented and a model for the specific growth preference is discussed. Results show that the carboxyl (carboxylic acid)/carboxylate functional groups attached directly to the RGO after oxygen plasma treatment were essential to accelerate the OH- formation and the deposition of globular nHAp crystals. High resolution scanning electron microscopy, energy dispersive X-ray and X-ray diffraction showed that homogeneous, highly crystalline, stoichiometric nHAp crystals, with preferential growth in the (002) plane direction, were formed without any thermal treatment. The nHAp/RGO composites were shown to be an appropriate surface for mesenchymal stem cell adhesion with active formation of membrane projections.
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