20 Volume 1 • Issue 1 • 1000103 Int J Microbiol Curr Res.
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International Journal of
Microbiology and Current Research
Mini Review Article Open Access
Chemical and Biological Synthesis of Hydroxy
Apatite: Advantage and Application
Giti Emtiazi*, Farzaneh Ahmadi Shapoorabadi and Maryam Mirbagheri
Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Biological Science and Technology, Shahid Ashrafi Esfahani University, Iran
Article Info
*Corresponding author:
Giti Emtiazi
Professor
Department of Biotechnology
Shahid Ashrafi Esfahani University
Iran
E-mail: emtiazi@yahoo.com
Received: February 28, 2019
Accepted: March 4, 2019
Published: March 11, 2019
Citation: Emtiazi G, Shapoorabadi FA,
Mirbagheri M. Chemical and Biological
Synthesis of Hydroxy Apatite: Advantage
and Application. Int J Microbiol Curr Res.
2019; 1(1): 20-22.
doi: 10.18689/ijmr-1000103
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Abstract
Production of nanostructured materials, similar to the complex structure of nano-
calcite of hard tissues, egg shell, teeth and bone, are an attractive field of research.
Calcium phosphates with clinical applications, such as hydroxyapatite (HA)
(Ca
10
(PO4)
6
(OH)
2
) have been widely used in regeneration of bone and fabrication of
medical implants, mainly due to the chemical composition and structure similarity
between HA and the mineral part of bones and teeth, and also as gene and drug delivery
is used. High surface area of HA make it useful for drug release. Moreover, it has
antibacterial property and potential applications in rapid microbial detection, treatment
of heavy metals from aqueous solutions. Biological synthesis has been attracted more
attention for compatibility to human safety.
Keywords: Nanostructured materials; Hydroxyapatite; Thermal behavior; Fuzzy transformation.
Introduction
Apatite refers to compounds that have the same structure, but do not necessarily
have the same composition, so apatite is not a compound, but an attribute for a family
of compounds. Theoretically, it is possible to combine several ions to form an apatite,
but in practice only structures that are thermodynamically stable can be formed. In
particular, hydroxyapatite with the chemical formula Ca
10
(PO
4
)
6
(OH)
2
and the hexagonal
crystalline structure is a combination of calcium phosphate, which forms the main body
of the bone tooth tissue, shell and eggs. The hydroxyapatite particles contained in the
bone and teeth have, respectively, plate and pinion morphologies with nano dimensions.
Hydroxyapatite is in pure white state, although in normal state it can also be brownish-
yellow or green [1].
Mechanical and Properties of Apatite
The properties of hydroxyapatite determine the value and range of applications of
this material, including crystallinity, thermal behavior, mechanical properties, density,
water solubility and biocompatibility properties [2-5].
X-ray diffraction studies of bone marrow specimens show that hydroxyapatite
enamel crystals are larger than dentin and bone. Obviously, the density increases with
increasing degree of crystallinity, so the density of hydroxyapatite is more than bone
and ivory. Unlike natural hydroxyapatite with a density of about 3.08g/cm
3
, the density
of synthetic hydroxyapatite (synthetic) changes in the range of 3.6-3 g/cm
3
[2]. According
to the findings of the synthesis of hydroxyapatite studies morphologically, the size of
the crystal and composition is different from that of hydroxyapatite. Hydroxyapatite is
expressed in terms of the degree of impurity and the rate and amount of temperature
received during the synthesis of different behaviors. These behaviors are divided into 3