Manuel Chinchillas Chinchillas

Dr. Manuel Chinchillas Chinchillas


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Academic Career Length

7Years (2020-Present)

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22 April 2020 in Processes
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NGNayeli Gomez
Nayeli Gomez
Priscy LuquePriscy Luque
Priscy Luque
CGClaudia Mariana Gomez Gutierrez
Claudia Mariana Gomez Gutierrez
OOOsvaldo de Jesus Nava Olivas
Osvaldo de Jesus Nava Olivas
RSRubén César Villarreal Sánchez
Rubén César Villarreal Sánchez
MCManuel Chinchillas Chinchillas
Manuel Chinchillas Chinchillas
In this investigation, hydroxyapatite (HA) was synthesized using sea urchin spines (Strongylocentrotus purpuratus) via a precipitation and heat treatment method at three different temperatures (500, 600 and 700 °C). Biosynthesized HA was characterized to determine the vibration of functional groups, morphology, particle size, crystalline structure and chemical composition. For this, Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy with Attenuated Total Reflectance (FTIR-ATR), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) coupled with Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (EDS), X-ray Diffraction (XRD) and X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) were used, respectively. The FTIR-ATR results reveal that the most defined characteristic HA bonds (O-H, P-O and C-O bonds) were better defined at higher synthesis temperatures. SEM also presented evidence that temperature has a significant effect on morphology. EDS results showed that the Ca/P ratio increased in the samples at higher temperatures. XRD analysis presented the characteristic peaks of HA, showing a lower crystallinity when the synthesis temperature increased. Finally, the XPS confirmed that the material resulting from biosynthesis was HA. Hence, according to these results, the synthesis temperature of HA has a significant effect on the characteristics of the resulting material.