Table 3.
Summarized results of crystallite size, crystallinity, lattice constants of the formed HAp, and the average rate constant of glass to HAp transformation.
| Sample | Crystallite size (nm) | Crystallinity (%) | a Å | c Å | Average rate constant (K × 10−7) S−1 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | – |
| F0 | 8 | 48 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 9.418 | 9.422 | 6.881 | 6.883 | 6 |
| F1 | 9 | 60 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 9.429 | 9.431 | 6.890 | 6.890 | 7 |
| F2.5 | 5 | 51.4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 24 | 9.432 | 9.434 | 6.895 | 6.898 | 9 |
| F5 | 6 | 52.4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 9.436 | 9.443 | 6.900 | 6.904 | 13 |
| F7.5 | 6 | 49.6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 9.430 | 9.432 | 6.893 | 6.893 | 15 |