@article {34},
	title = {Stabilization of gamma-sterilized biomedical polyolefins by synergistic mixtures of oligomeric stabilizers. part II. polypropylene matrix},
	journal = {Polymer Degradation and Stability},
	volume = {92},
	number = {2},
	year = {2007},
	month = {FEB},
	pages = {299-309},
	publisher = {ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV},
	type = {Article},
	address = {PO BOX 211, 1000 AE AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS},
	keywords = {Ceramics, Chemical synthesis, Electron microscopy, Oxides, X-ray diffraction},
	issn = {0167-577X},
	author = {Alariqi, Sameh A. S. and Kumar, A. Pratheep and Rao, B. S. M. and Singh, R. P.}
}
@article { ISI:000288092200005,
	title = {Preparation and characterization of bioceramic nanocomposites based on hydroxyapatite (HA) and carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC)},
	journal = {Macromolecular Research},
	volume = {18},
	number = {12},
	year = {2010},
	month = {DEC},
	pages = {1160-1167},
	publisher = {SPRINGER},
	address = {233 SPRING ST, NEW YORK, NY 10013 USA},
	abstract = {<p>We report the synthesis of biomimetic nanocomposites based on carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) and hydroxyapatite (HA) nanoparticles via a co-precipitation method. Physico-chemical characterization was performed before and after calcination by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, solid state (31)P nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The formation of nanocomposites was observed by wide angle X-ray diffraction (WAXD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) with energy dispersive X-ray analysis (EDX), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The spectral and crystallographic data indicated the formation of hydroxyapatite in the presence of CMC. They were observed as aggregates of HA nanoparticles and CMC, whose sizes were approximately similar to 260 +/- 40 nm. The crystallite size of the hydroxyapatite particles decreased (with 2 wt\% 18 +/- 3 nm) with increasing CMC content. The morphological aspects of the calcined samples revealed the sintering ability of HA nanoparticles. Nanocomposites of hydroxyapatite nanoparticles that mimic the process of nucleation and growth in nature can be prepared using biomacromolecules such as CMC.</p>},
	keywords = {biopolymer, cellulose, hydroxyapatite, Nanoparticles, Particle size, X-ray diffraction},
	issn = {1598-5032},
	doi = {10.1007/s13233-010-1208-3},
	author = {Kumar, Annamalai Pratheep and Mohaideen, Kamal Khaja and Alariqi, Sameh A. S. and Singh, Raj Pal}
}
