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Nano Research & Applications
ISSN 2471-9838
Advanced Nano 2017
Page 75
September 11-12, 2017 Amsterdam, Netherlands
20
th
International Conference on
Advanced Nanotechnology
Nano-encapsulationpropertiesandwithstanding
biological environment of the modified natural
rubber
Rodney Marcelo do Nascimento
University of São Paulo, Brazil
H
ybrid Natural Rubber NR-X is a potentially attractive
material for biomedical applications due to its flexibility,
renewability and biocompatibility. This lecture will
describe the nano-encapsulation properties of the Natural
Rubber through the incorporation of calcium phosphate
particles into a polymeric matrix as well as the stability
of the material in biological environment. CaP crystalline
phases were synthesized by the sol–gel method and the
polymeric matrices were produced using natural rubber
extracted from latex of the Hevea brasiliensis. The
organic-inorganic interface features of the NR-CaP were
investigated by Vibrational and Electronic spectroscopies
techniques. Polymeric nano-encapsulation properties
and withstanding biological environment of the NR have
emerged as a promising hybrid material for medical
applications.
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