The adsorption properties of hydroxyapatite of low crystallinity towards methionine have been examined. The chemical composition of hydroxyapatite was taken as an experimental variable in order to have a point of view on the parameters of the adsorption process and the mechanisms established between adsorbent-adsorbate. The adsorption kinetics are relatively fast, and the high amounts adsorbed at saturation are obtained for non-stoichiometric hydroxyapatite, containing more HPO4^2- ions and having a high specific surface area. The good agreement of the experimental data with kinetic models confirms that the mechanism can be perfectly described by pseudo-second-order kinetics. Adsorption isotherm models show that Langmuir's model gives a better fit of experimental data compared to that of Freundlich, Temkin and Dubinin-Kaganer-Radushkevich. Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy confirmed the interaction between the -COO^- ions of methionine and the Ca²⁺ ions of hydroxyapatite. The thermodynamic parameters, the isoelectric point of methionine and the point of zero charge of hydroxyapatite with different Ca/P ratios show that the adsorption process is considered spontaneous, exothermic and often controlled by physisorption with interactions electrostatic.

The non-stoichiometric, calcium-deficient hydroxyapatite was prepared through a low-temperature from aqueous solutions method and characterized using Physico-chemical methods. The potential of this hydroxyapatite to adsorb and release insulin from aqueous solutions was evaluated under physiological conditions. The effect of contact time and initial concentration were studied in batch experiments. The adsorption rate reached up to 81±5% in the first half-hour of contact, while the release rate of insulin incubation was about 41 ± 5% after 1 hour. The pseudo-first-order, pseudo-second-order, Elovich equation, Weber and Morris intraparticle diffusion model and Bangham’s pore diffusion model were applied to study the kinetics of the adsorption process. The pseudo-second-order kinetic model provided the best correlation R²(0.998) of the used experimental data compared to the other models. The adsorption of insulin onto hydroxyapatite was correlated well R²(0.998) with the Langmuir model as compared to Freundlich, Temkin and Dubinin–Kaganer–Radushkevich (D-K-R) models, with a maximum adsorption capacity of 24.46 mg/g. The isotherms parameters values of ΔG⁰, b_t and E show that the adsorption process is favorable, spontaneous, exothermic, and controlled by physisorption. The point of zero charge (pHZPC) of hydroxyapatite and the isoelectric point (pI) of insulin indicate that the interaction of insulin molecules with prepared apatite can be well described as an ions exchange reaction.

Nano composite materials based on polymers are widely used in restoration martials like dental. Poly methyl methacrylate (PMMA) is one of the most used polymers as dental material. PMMA has disadvantages such as low flexural strength properties and impact strength. In this paper, the influences of additive aluminum oxide and hydroxyapatite nanoparticles on the mechanical and strength properties of PMMA (including flexural strength, impact strength, surface hardness and shrinkage behavior) is studied experimentally. For this purpose, nine standard mechanical testing samples of pure PMMA, PMMA/5HA and PMMA/10HA with various amounts of Nano aluminum oxide (3,6,8 wt.%) were prepared. The results showed that the mechanical properties of hybrid Nano-composites were significantly improved in comparison with the pure samples in a way that optimal Nano-composite with convenience flexural properties and impact strength is obtained. Moreover, the use of nanoparticles results in shrinkage reduction of hybrid Nano-composites in comparison with pure PMMA.