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A Study to Evaluate the Bioactivity Behavior and Electrical Properties of Hydroxyapatite/Ag2O-Borosilicate Glass Nanocomposites for Biomedical Applications

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In this study, nanocomposites with different contents of borosilicate glass (BG) and carbonated hydroxyapatite (CHA) were mixed, ground and sintered at 750 °C. In order to examine their phase composition, molecular structure and microstructure, x-ray diffraction (XRD) technique, Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy (SEM), respectively were used. Moreover, the DC electrical conductivity and physical and mechanical properties of the prepared nanocomposites were measured. In addition, the in vitro bioactivity of the sintered samples was evaluated using XRD and SEM. Unexpectedly; the results indicated that the successive increase in BG contents promoted the partial decomposition of CHA at this lower sintering temperature. Also, it was responsible for the enhanced bioactivity behavior along with giving CHA better mechanical properties whereby microhardness, compressive strength, and Young’s, elastic, bulk and shear moduli were improved even 50, 40, 85, 81.81, 78.5 and 77.27%, respectively. In addition, the density of these nanocomposites was enhanced to 31.03%. However, the electrical conductivity of the examined samples exhibited an opposite trend where it decreased by 87.3% with the increase of the BG content to 32 wt%. According to the results obtained, the prepared samples are suitable for use in various biomedical applications.

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  1. Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, University of Tabuk, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia

    Asma M. Alturki

  2. Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, University of Tabuk, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia

    Dalia E. Abulyazied

  3. Department of Petrochemical, Egyptian Petroleum Research Institute (EPRI), Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt

    Dalia E. Abulyazied

  4. Solid State Physics Department, National Research Centre, El Buhouth St., Dokki, Giza, 12622, Egypt

    Mohammed A. Taha

  5. Physics Department, Faculty of Science, Menoufia University, Shebin Elkom, Egypt

    H. M. Abomostafa

  6. Spectroscopy Department, National Research Centre, El Buhouth St., Dokki, Giza, 12622, Egypt

    Rasha A. Youness

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Alturki, A.M., Abulyazied, D.E., Taha, M.A. et al. A Study to Evaluate the Bioactivity Behavior and Electrical Properties of Hydroxyapatite/Ag2O-Borosilicate Glass Nanocomposites for Biomedical Applications. J Inorg Organomet Polym 32, 169–179 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10904-021-02100-3

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