Preparation of porous spheres containing wollastonite by an electrospray method

Hirotaka Maeda, Tatsuya Okuyama, Emile H. Ishida, Toshihiro Kasuga

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Abstract

Porous spheres containing wollastonite with numerous nano-sized pores were prepared by an electrospray method using hydrolyzed silicon alkoxide containing Ca2+ ions. The pores in the spheres formed through evaporation of distilled water and ethanol was used as the solvent during a dry process, and subsequently crystallization of wollastonite after sintering led to the formation of nano-sized pores at the sphere surface. The size of the spheres and the amount of wollastonite formed were controlled by chemical composition of the precursor solution.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)107-109
Number of pages3
JournalMaterials Letters
Volume95
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2013 Jan 29

Keywords

  • Bioceramics
  • Calcium silicate ceramics
  • Electrospraying
  • Porous sphere

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Materials Science(all)
  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering

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