Exploring the effect of sintering temperature on naturally derived hydroxyapatite for bio-medical applications.

The current work describes the influence of sintering temperatures on biological and mechanical properties of naturally derived hydroxyapatite (HAp). The phase pure hydroxyapatite developed from the goat bone has been obtained by optimizing the calcination temperature from 600-900 °C. Further, HAp calcined at 900 °C was subjected to various sintering temperature (1100-1400 °C).