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MATEC Web Conf.
Volume 97, 2017
Engineering Technology International Conference 2016 (ETIC 2016)
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| Article Number | 01016 | |
| Number of page(s) | 8 | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20179701016 | |
| Published online | 01 February 2017 | |
A Study of Hybrid Composite Hydroxyapatite (HA)-Geopolymers as a Material for Biomedical Application
Laboratorium Fisika Material, Jurusan Fisika, Universitas Negeri Makassar, Indonesia Jl. Daeng Tata Raya, Makassar, Indonesia
* Corresponding author: saleha.alimuddin@gmail.com
The main purpose of this research is to study the physical properties and microstructure characters of hybrid composites HA-geopolymers as a material for biomedical application. Hybrid composite HA–geopolymers were produced through alkaline activation method of metakaolin as a matrix and HA as the filler. HA was synthesized from eggshell particles by using a precipitation method. The addition of HA in metakaolin paste was varied from 0.5%, 1.0%, 1.5%, and 2.0% relative the weight of metakaolin. FTIR was used to examine the absorption bands the composites. X-ray diffraction (XRD) was used to study the crystal structure of the starting and the resulting materials. Scanning Electron Microscopy-Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (SEM-EDS) was used to investigate the surface morphology of the composites. The thermal properties of the samples was examined by means of Differential Scanning Calorimetry (DSC). Capacitance measurement was conducted to investigate the bioactive properties of HA. The study results suggest that hybrid composite HA-geopolymers has a potential to be applied as a biomedical such as biosensor material.
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