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Table 1 Various parameters of the studied samples

From: Nanocrystalline hydroxyapatite enriched in selenite and manganese ions: physicochemical and antibacterial properties

 

HA

Mn-HA

SeO3-HA

Mn-SeO3-HA

Cell parameters (Å)

a = 9.424(3)

a = 9.428(4)

a = 9.444(4)

a = 9.443(3)

c = 6.876(2)

c = 6.876(3)

c = 6.854(3)

c = 6.863(4)

Crystallinity index (%)

1.79

1.58

0.38

0.33

Crystal size (nm)

24 ± 5

23 ± 4

13 ± 3

12 ± 3

Water content (wt.%)

5.2 ± 0.2

5.4 ± 0.3

7.6 ± 0.3

7.3 ± 0.2

Se content (wt.%)

-

-

3.71 ± 0.043

3.60 ± 0.033

Mn content (wt.%)

-

0.28 ± 0.02

-

0.29 ± 0.02

(Ca + Mn)/(P + Se)a

1.62 ± 0.03

1.59 ± 0.02

1.53 ± 0.03

1.52 ± 0.02

(Ca + Mn)/(P + Se)b

1.65 ± 0.06

1.64 ± 0.07

1.57 ± 0.07

1.56 ± 0.07

  1. The unit cell parameters a and c (Å), crystallinity index [25], and crystal size (along c axis) were calculated from the PXRD diffractograms. Chemical composition of the samples was studied using WD-XRF analyses
  2. aCalculated from WD-XRF data
  3. bCalculated from EDS data

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