A novel method for the synthesis of calcium carbonate (aragonite) nanoparticles from cockle shells
We report a simple, novel and low-cost method for the synthesis of aragonite nanoparticles from cockle shells. Aragonite is one of the least abundant biogenic polymorphs of calcium carbonate and is widely used as a biomaterial for the repair of fractured bone, development of advanced drug delivery s...
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| author | Islam, Kh. Nurul Abu Bakar @ Zakaria, Md Zuki Ali, Md. Eaqub Hussein, Mohd Zobir Mohamed Mustapha, Noordin Mohamad Yusof, Loqman Miah, Gous Wahid, Hanif Hashim, Uda |
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| description | We report a simple, novel and low-cost method for the synthesis of aragonite nanoparticles from cockle shells. Aragonite is one of the least abundant biogenic polymorphs of calcium carbonate and is widely used as a biomaterial for the repair of fractured bone, development of advanced drug delivery systems, and tissue scaffolds. The method involves a simple mechanical grinding of the micron-sized cockle shell powders in the presence of a non-toxic and non-hazardous biomineralization catalyst, dodecyl dimethyl betaine (BS-12). The method produces rod-shaped aragonite particles with a diameter of 20 ± 5 nm with good reproducibility and without any additional impurities. This was confirmed by a combined analysis of variable pressure scanning electron microscopy (VPSEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Fourier transmission infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), thermogravimetric analyzer (TGA), X-ray diffraction spectroscopy (XRD) and energy dispersive X-ray analyser (EDX). The method should find potential applications in industry for the large scale synthesis of aragonite nanoparticles from a low cost but abundant natural resource such as cockle shells. |
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| spelling | upm-298342016-11-21T02:31:31Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29834/ A novel method for the synthesis of calcium carbonate (aragonite) nanoparticles from cockle shells Islam, Kh. Nurul Abu Bakar @ Zakaria, Md Zuki Ali, Md. Eaqub Hussein, Mohd Zobir Mohamed Mustapha, Noordin Mohamad Yusof, Loqman Miah, Gous Wahid, Hanif Hashim, Uda We report a simple, novel and low-cost method for the synthesis of aragonite nanoparticles from cockle shells. Aragonite is one of the least abundant biogenic polymorphs of calcium carbonate and is widely used as a biomaterial for the repair of fractured bone, development of advanced drug delivery systems, and tissue scaffolds. The method involves a simple mechanical grinding of the micron-sized cockle shell powders in the presence of a non-toxic and non-hazardous biomineralization catalyst, dodecyl dimethyl betaine (BS-12). The method produces rod-shaped aragonite particles with a diameter of 20 ± 5 nm with good reproducibility and without any additional impurities. This was confirmed by a combined analysis of variable pressure scanning electron microscopy (VPSEM), transmission electron microscopy (TEM), Fourier transmission infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), thermogravimetric analyzer (TGA), X-ray diffraction spectroscopy (XRD) and energy dispersive X-ray analyser (EDX). The method should find potential applications in industry for the large scale synthesis of aragonite nanoparticles from a low cost but abundant natural resource such as cockle shells. Elsevier 2013-02 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/29834/1/A%20novel%20method%20for%20the%20synthesis%20of%20calcium%20carbonate.pdf Islam, Kh. Nurul and Abu Bakar @ Zakaria, Md Zuki and Ali, Md. Eaqub and Hussein, Mohd Zobir and Mohamed Mustapha, Noordin and Mohamad Yusof, Loqman and Miah, Gous and Wahid, Hanif and Hashim, Uda (2013) A novel method for the synthesis of calcium carbonate (aragonite) nanoparticles from cockle shells. Powder Technology, 235. pp. 70-75. ISSN 0032-5910; ESSN: 1873-328X 10.1016/j.powtec.2012.09.041 |
| spellingShingle | Islam, Kh. Nurul Abu Bakar @ Zakaria, Md Zuki Ali, Md. Eaqub Hussein, Mohd Zobir Mohamed Mustapha, Noordin Mohamad Yusof, Loqman Miah, Gous Wahid, Hanif Hashim, Uda A novel method for the synthesis of calcium carbonate (aragonite) nanoparticles from cockle shells |
| title | A novel method for the synthesis of calcium carbonate (aragonite) nanoparticles from cockle shells |
| title_full | A novel method for the synthesis of calcium carbonate (aragonite) nanoparticles from cockle shells |
| title_fullStr | A novel method for the synthesis of calcium carbonate (aragonite) nanoparticles from cockle shells |
| title_full_unstemmed | A novel method for the synthesis of calcium carbonate (aragonite) nanoparticles from cockle shells |
| title_short | A novel method for the synthesis of calcium carbonate (aragonite) nanoparticles from cockle shells |
| title_sort | novel method for the synthesis of calcium carbonate (aragonite) nanoparticles from cockle shells |
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