Hydroxyapatite-carbon nanotube composites for biomedical applications: A review

Ashley A. White; Serena M. Best; Ian A. Kinloch

doi:10.1111/j.1744-7402.2007.02113.x

Hydroxyapatite-carbon nanotube composites for biomedical applications: A review

Ashley A. White, Serena M. Best, Ian A. Kinloch

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Abstract

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 unsuitable for major load-bearing devices. Carbon nanotubes (CNTs), with their high aspect ratio and excellent mechanical properties, have the potential to strengthen and toughen HA without offsetting its bioactivity, thus opening up a wider range of possible clinical uses for the material. This review discusses techniques for synthesizing and processing HA-CNT composites, as well as barriers that still remain to their successful development for clinical application. © 2007 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1-13
Number of pages	12
Journal	International Journal of Applied Ceramic Technology
Volume	4
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-7402.2007.02113.x
Publication status	Published - Jan 2007

Keywords

CERAMIC-MATRIX NANOCOMPOSITES
SOL-GEL SYNTHESIS
MECHANICAL-PROPERTIES
IN-VITRO
CYTOTOXICITY
CHEMISTRY
COATINGS
FUNCTIONALIZATION
BIOCOMPATIBILITY
MICROSTRUCTURE

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Hydroxyapatite-carbon nanotube composites for biomedical applications: A review

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