Nanoscale hydroxyapatite particles for bone tissue engineering

H Zhou, J Lee - Acta biomaterialia, 2011 - Elsevier
Hydroxyapatite (HAp) exhibits excellent biocompatibility with soft tissues such as skin,
muscle and gums, making it an ideal candidate for orthopedic and dental implants or …

Challenges and advances in nanocomposite processing techniques

V Viswanathan, T Laha, K Balani, A Agarwal… - Materials Science and …, 2006 - Elsevier
Of late, nanotechnology seems to be rapidly thrusting its applications in all aspects of life
including engineering and medicine. Materials science and engineering has experienced a …

A review on the use of hydroxyapatite-carbonaceous structure composites in bone replacement materials for strengthening purposes

HA Siddiqui, KL Pickering, MR Mucalo - Materials, 2018 - mdpi.com
Biomedical materials constitute a vast scientific research field, which is devoted to producing
medical devices which aid in enhancing human life. In this field, there is an enormous …

Hydroxyapatite–carbon nanotube composites for biomedical applications: a review

AA White, SM Best, IA Kinloch - International Journal of Applied …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Hydroxyapatite (HA) has been used in clinical bone graft procedures for more than 25 years.
However, its poor tensile strength and fracture toughness compared with bone make it …

Plasma-sprayed carbon nanotube reinforced hydroxyapatite coatings and their interaction with human osteoblasts in vitro

K Balani, R Anderson, T Laha, M Andara, J Tercero… - Biomaterials, 2007 - Elsevier
Carbon nanotubes (CNT) possess excellent mechanical properties to play the role as
reinforcement for imparting strength and toughness to brittle hydroxyapatite (HA) bioceramic …

Electroluminescence from a mixed red− green− blue colloidal quantum dot monolayer

PO Anikeeva, JE Halpert, MG Bawendi, V Bulović - Nano Letters, 2007 - ACS Publications
We demonstrate light emitting devices (LEDs) with a broad spectral emission generated by
electroluminescence from a mixed-monolayer of red, green, and blue emitting colloidal …

Calcium orthophosphate-containing biocomposites and hybrid biomaterials for biomedical applications

SV Dorozhkin - Journal of functional biomaterials, 2015 - mdpi.com
The state-of-the-art on calcium orthophosphate (CaPO4)-containing biocomposites and
hybrid biomaterials suitable for biomedical applications is presented. Since these types of …

Carbon nanotube toughened hydroxyapatite by spark plasma sintering: microstructural evolution and multiscale tribological properties

D Lahiri, V Singh, AK Keshri, S Seal, A Agarwal - Carbon, 2010 - Elsevier
Carbon nanotube (CNT) reinforced hydroxyapatite (HA) composite synthesized using spark
plasma sintering is investigated in this study. Quantitative microstructural analysis suggests …

Magnetic interactions in a ferromagnetic honeycomb nanoscale network

M Tanaka, E Saitoh, H Miyajima, T Yamaoka… - Physical Review B …, 2006 - APS
The magnetic structure and magnetization process in a permalloy wire-based honeycomb
network have been investigated by means of magnetic-force microscopy (MFM) and …

Biocomposites and hybrid biomaterials based on calcium orthophosphates

SV Dorozhkin - Biomatter, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
The state-of-the-art of biocomposites and hybrid biomaterials based on calcium
orthophosphates that are suitable for biomedical applications is presented in this review …