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CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL
Volume 47, Issue 15, Pages 21319-21324Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceramint.2021.04.139
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Hydroxyapatite; Synthesis; Nano composites; Silver; Zinc Oxide; Antibacterial activity; Mechanical property
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- Chemistry Department of Long Island University, Brooklyn, New York
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Doping or embedding silver and zinc oxide into hydroxyapatite (Hap) can enhance its bactericidal and mechanical properties, as demonstrated by XRD, FTIR, SEM, and TEM analysis. The presence of zinc and silver in all embedded Hap samples was confirmed by Microwave Plasma-Atomic Emission Spectroscopy. The study showed that reinforcing Hap with silver and zinc oxide results in superior antibacterial and mechanical properties.
Hydroxyapatite (Hap) doped or embedded with silver has shown improved bactericidal properties, and its mechanical properties were greatly improved by doping or impregnating Hap with metals such as Magnesium or Zinc, or by impregnating Hap with metal oxides such as MgO, or ZnO. This work describes the preparation of AgZnO-Hap nanocomposites with 4 different Ag-ZnO-Ca mole ratios. XRD, FTIR, SEM, and TEM analysis of all prepared materials identified Hap as the only crystalline phase present in all samples exhibiting a uniform rodlike morphology with particles in the 20-40 nm size range. Microwave Plasma-Atomic Emission Spectroscopy confirmed the presence of zinc and silver in all embedded Hap samples. The antibacterial activity was tested against two different strains; Escherichia coli (E. coli (MV10Nal), and Gram-negative Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans (A.a). The mechanical testing consisted of evaluating breaking force, work of fracture, and brittleness/ductility of Hap and Ag/ZnO/Hap composites. Our study clearly shows that reinforcing Hap with silver and zinc oxide yields superior bactericidal and mechanical properties.
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