Abstract

The present research describes synthesis of hydroxyapatite (HAp) nanopowders using a sol–gel route with calcium nitrate and ammonium hydrogen phosphate as calcium and phosphorous precursors, respectively. Sucrose is used as template material, and alumina is added as a dopant to study its effects on particle size and surface area. Synthesized powders are characterized using X‐ray diffractometry, BET surface‐area analysis, and transmission electron microscopy. Results show that alumina stabilizes the HAp crystalline phase. Average particle size of mesoporous HAp samples is between 30 and 50 nm with surface area of 51–60 m2/g.

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