Electrochemical synthesis of nanosized hydroxyapatite/ graphene composite powder

  • Vesna Mišković-Stanković
  • , Sanja Eraković
  • , Ana Janković
  • , Maja Vukašinović-Sekulić
  • , Miodrag Mitrić
  • , Young Chan Jung
  • , Soo Jin Park
  • , Kyong Yop Rhee

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Abstract

Electrochemical synthesis was employed to prepare a novel hydroxyapatite/graphene (HAP/ Gr) composite powder suitable for medical applications as a hard tissue implant (scaffold). The synthesis was performed in a homogeneous dispersion containing Na2H2EDTA·2H2O, NaH2PO4 and CaCl2 with a Ca/EDTA/PO4 3- concentration ratio of 0.25/0.25/0.15M, along with 0.01 wt% added graphene nanosheets, at a current density of 137 mA cm-2 and pH value of 9.0. The field emission scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy observations of the composite HAP/Gr powder indicated that nanosized hydroxyapatite particles were uniformly placed in the graphene overlay. Raman spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction confirmed graphene incorporation in the HAP/Gr powder. The electrochemically prepared HAP/Gr composite powder exhibited slight antibacterial effect against the growth of the bacterial strain Staphylococcus aureus.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)233-240
Number of pages8
JournalCarbon Letters
Volume16
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Oct 2015
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Antibacterial activity
  • Composites
  • Electrochemical synthesis
  • Graphene
  • Hydroxyapatite

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