Issue 49, 2015

Utilization of snail shells to synthesise hydroxyapatite nanorods for orthopedic applications

Abstract

Snail shells are plentiful in nature and consist of mainly CaCO3. Here they have been effectively utilized to synthesize hydroxyapatite (HA) nanorods by a facile and rapid microwave irradiation method with the help of ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) as a chelating agent. The conversion of snail shells into HA occurs via the formation of a Ca–EDTA complex which subsequently reacted with phosphate at pH ≈ 10 under microwave irradiation. The obtained product consists of B-type carbonated HA nanorods and can be a potential candidate for biomedical applications.

Graphical abstract: Utilization of snail shells to synthesise hydroxyapatite nanorods for orthopedic applications

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
12 Mar 2015
Accepted
22 Apr 2015
First published
22 Apr 2015

RSC Adv., 2015,5, 39544-39548

Utilization of snail shells to synthesise hydroxyapatite nanorods for orthopedic applications

G. S. Kumar, L. Sathish, R. Govindan and E. K. Girija, RSC Adv., 2015, 5, 39544 DOI: 10.1039/C5RA04402B

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