A copper-containing analog of the biomineral whitlockite: dissolution–precipitation synthesis, structural and biological properties
Diana Griesiūtė, Agnė Kizalaitė, Arita Dubņika, Vytautas Klimavičius, Vidmantas Kalendra, Václav Tyrpekl, Sunghun Cho, Tomoyo Goto, Tohru Sekino, Aleksej Žarkov
Abstract
In this work, copper whitlockite (Cu-WH, Ca 18 Cu 2 (HPO 4 ) 2 (PO 4 ) 12 ) was successfully synthesized and comprehensively characterized. This material is a copper-containing analog of the well-known biomineral magnesium whitlockite (Ca 18 Mg 2 (HPO 4 ) 2 (PO 4 ) 12 ).
Topics & Concepts
WhitlockiteDissolutionCopperFourier transform infrared spectroscopyBrushitePrecipitationRaman spectroscopyNuclear chemistryAqueous solutionMaterials scienceChemical engineeringHydroxyapatitesChemistryInorganic chemistryMineralogyApatiteMetallurgyOrganic chemistryCalciumMeteorologyOpticsEngineeringPhysicsBone Tissue Engineering MaterialsChemical Synthesis and CharacterizationInorganic Chemistry and Materials