A new approach to prepare well-dispersed CaF(2) nanoparticles by spray drying technique.
A new approach to prepare well-dispersed CaF(2) nanoparticles by spray drying technique.
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喷雾干燥制备分散良好的CaF(2)纳米粒子的新方法
DOI:
10.1002/jbm.b.31800
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2011
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Mitchell,JamesW
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作者:
Sun,Limin;Chow,LaurenceC;Bonevich,JohnE;Wang,Tongxin;Mitchell,JamesW
Previously, nano‐sized calcium fluoride (CaF2) particles were prepared using a spray drying method by simultaneously feeding Ca(OH)2and NH4F solutions to a two‐liquid nozzle. The aim of the present study was to prepare better‐dispersed nano‐CaF2particles by co‐forming a soluble salt, sodium chloride (NaCl). NaCl of various concentrations were added to the NH4F solution, leading to formation of (CaF2+NaCl) composites with CaF2/NaCl molar ratios of 4/1, 4/4, and 4/16. Pure nano‐CaF2was also prepared as the control. Powder X‐ray diffraction analysis showed that the products contained crystalline CaF2and NaCl. Scanning electron microscopy examinations showed that both the CaF2/NaCl composite and pure CaF2particles were about (50–800) nm in size and consisted of primary CaF2particles of < 50 nm in size. BET surface area measurements showed similar primary particle sizes for all samples. Dynamic light scattering measurements showed that the washed (CaF2+NaCl) particles were much smaller than the pure CaF2as the dissolution of NaCl “freed” most of the primary CaF2particles, leading to a greater degree of particle dispersion. The well‐dispersed nano‐CaF2may be expected to be a more effective anticaries agent than NaF by providing longer lasting elevations of fluoride concentrations in oral fluids. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Biomed Mater Res Part B: Appl Biomater, 2011.