Alkali-Treated Alumina and Zirconia Powders Decorated with Hydroxyapatite for Prospective Biomedical Applications.

The alumina and zirconia surfaces were pretreated with chemical etching using alkaline mixtures of ammonia, hydrogen peroxide and sodium hydroxide, and followed with application of the powder layer of Ca-deficient hydroxyapatite (CDH). The influence of etching bath conditions time and concentration on surface development, chemical composition and morphology of medicinal ceramic powders were studied. The following analyses were performed: morphology (scanning electron microscopy), phase composition (X-ray diffraction analysis), changes in binding interactions and chemical composition (FT-Infrared and Energy dispersive spectroscopies).

Hybrid Antibacterial Nanocomposites Based on the Vermiculite/Zinc Oxide-Chlorhexidine.

The hybrid nanocomposite materials based on the vermiculite/zinc oxide-chlorhexidine were prepared in two steps. In the first step the vermiculite/zinc oxide nanocomposite was prepared by the mechanochemical method followed by a heat treatment at 650 °C for 90 min. In the second step the chlorhexidine dihydrochloride was intercalated to the vermiculite/zinc oxide nanocomposite in weight ratio 1:1, 1:2, 1:4, 2:1 and 4:1 (wt%) thereby vermiculite/zinc oxide-chlorhexidine nanocomposites were prepared.

Synthesis and Characterization of Erbium Oxide Nanocrystallites.

The present article describes a method of the preparation of erbium oxide nanocrystallites (nano Er₂O₃) via thermal decomposition of a transient complex formed from Er(NO₃)₃·5H₂O and glycine. Decomposition of the complex occurred at about of (250±10) °C. Ultra-fine light pink powder of erbium oxide nanocrystallites was obtained via this method.

Organovermiculite as Regenerable Nanostructured Adsorbent for Treatment of Heavily Polluted Waste Water from Coke Industry.

Organically modified vermiculites can be used as nanostructured adsorbents of organic compounds from waters or gaseous phases similarly as organically modified smectites or bentonites. There is a large amount of research data focused on adsorption properties of organoclays, however only a little information is about their post-sorption treatment. This work is focused on study of two possible ways of subsequent processing of organovermiculite after its use as sorbent for heavily polluted waste water.