ONE-STEP SINGLE HEATER BASED FLOW SYNTHESIS SETUP FOR SYNTHESIS OF INORGANIC PARTICLES IN NEAR AMBIENT CONDITIONS

摘要

A flow synthesis system (FSS) based on contamination free PTFE tubing, a pump for pumping requisite solutions and a heater for heating precipitated flow suspensions has been designed. Synthesis, using FSS, eliminates the need for secondary heat-treatments and/or long ageing times required in traditional inorganic synthesis routes. The FSS was used successfully to synthesis calcium phosphates which include phase-pure and ion substituted hydroxyapatite, respectively. Biologically beneficial magnesium, zinc, carbonate and silicon ions were successfully incorporated into hydroxyapatite.