Microwave-assisted synthesis of biocompatible europium-doped calcium hydroxyapatite and fluoroapatite luminescent nanospindles functionalized with poly(acrylic acid)

Europium-doped calcium hydroxyapatite and fluoroapatite nanophosphors functionalized with poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) have been synthesized through a one-pot microwave-assisted hydrothermal method from aqueous basic solutions containing calcium nitrate, sodium phosphate monobasic, and PAA, as well as s...

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Veröffentlicht in:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids. - 1992. - 29(2013), 6 vom: 12. Feb., Seite 1985-94
1. Verfasser: Escudero, Alberto (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Calvo, Mauricio E, Rivera-Fernández, Sara, de la Fuente, Jesús M, Ocaña, Manuel
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2013
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids
Schlagworte:Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Acrylic Resins Apatites Biocompatible Materials Buffers Luminescent Agents Organometallic Compounds Europium 444W947O8O mehr... carbopol 940 4Q93RCW27E Durapatite 91D9GV0Z28 fluorapatite M4CM1H238J
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Zusammenfassung:Europium-doped calcium hydroxyapatite and fluoroapatite nanophosphors functionalized with poly(acrylic acid) (PAA) have been synthesized through a one-pot microwave-assisted hydrothermal method from aqueous basic solutions containing calcium nitrate, sodium phosphate monobasic, and PAA, as well as sodium fluoride in the case of the fluoroapatite particles. In both cases a spindlelike morphology was obtained, resulting from an aggregation process of smaller subunits which also gave rise to high specific surface area. The size of the nanospindles was 191 (32) × 40 (5) nm for calcium hydroxyapatite and 152 (24) × 38 (6) nm for calcium fluoroapatite. The luminescent nanoparticles showed the typical red luminescence of Eu(3+), which was more efficient for the fluoroapatite particles than for the hydroxyapatite. This is attributed to the presence of OH(-) quenchers in the latter. The nanophosphors showed negligible toxicity for Vero cells. Both PAA-functionalized nanophosphors showed a very high (up to at least 1 week) colloidal stability in 2-(N-morpholino)ethanesulfonic acid (MES) at pH 6.5, which is a commonly used buffer for physiological pH. All these features make both kinds of apatite-based nanoparticles promising tools for biomedical applications, such as luminescent biolabels and tracking devices in drug delivery systems
Beschreibung:Date Completed 29.07.2013
Date Revised 10.12.2019
published: Print-Electronic
Citation Status MEDLINE
ISSN:1520-5827
DOI:10.1021/la304534f