A novel catalytic method for the synthesis of spherical aragonite nanoparticles from cockle shells

Powder Technology

Volumn 246, Issue , 2013, Pages 434-440

  Islam, Kh Nurul ^a   Ali, Md Eaqub ^b   Bakar, Md Zuki Bin Abu ^a   Loqman, M Y ^a   Islam, Aminul ^a   Islam, Md Saiful ^a   Rahman, Md Mahfujur ^b   Ullah, Mahbub ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Biogenic aragonite polymorph; Biomineralization catalyst; Spherical morphology; Top down catalytic approach

Indexed keywords

ARAGONITE POLYMORPH; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X RAY SPECTROSCOPY; LARGE SCALE SYNTHESIS; SPHERICAL MORPHOLOGIES; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYZERS; TOPDOWN; X RAY DIFFRACTOMETERS;

BIOMINERALIZATION; CATALYSTS; DRUG DELIVERY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; NANOPARTICLES; POLYMORPHISM; REPAIR; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SHELLFISH; SPHERES; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

CARBONATE MINERALS;

BETAINE DERIVATIVE; CALCIUM CARBONATE; DODECYL DIMETHYL BETAINE; NANOPARTICLE; TISSUE SCAFFOLD; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANALYZER; ARTICLE; BIOMINERALIZATION; CATALYTIC METHOD; CHEMICAL PROCEDURES; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COCKLE; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENERGY DISPERSIVE X RAY SPECTROSCOPY; EQUIPMENT; FRACTURE; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MECHANICS; PARTICLE SIZE; POWDER; PRESSURE SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; REPRODUCIBILITY; ROENTGEN SPECTROSCOPY; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SYNTHESIS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYZER; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTOMETER;

EID: 84879572787     PISSN: 00325910     EISSN: 1873328X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.powtec.2013.05.046     Document Type: Article

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