The invention relates to a preparation method and process for antibacterial modification of
ceramic whiskers and in particular provides a preparation method for fusion-
coating of
zinc oxide nanoparticles having different patterns on the surface of hydroxyapatite
whiskers. The preparation method is characterized by adding dropwise an
ethanol solution of a
zinc salt into a
beaker in which an
ethanol solution of hydroxyapatite
whiskers is held, performing stirring, rotating, ultrasonic treatment,
drying and
calcination procedures to make
zinc oxide-hydroxyapatite whiskers. The
ceramic whiskers have antibacterial effects. The zinc
oxide nanoparticles have good antibacterial effects and the antibacterial rate against
Streptococcus mutans reaches (93.58 plus or minus 5.95) percent; and the hydroxyapatite whiskers have high strength. After modification, zinc oxide nanoparticles, nanospheres, nanorods, microspheres and
diamond-shape units are uniformly distributed on the surface of the hydroxyapatite whiskers by fusion
coating, the particle size is 30 nm to 400 nm, the surface area and the roughness are greatly improved, and the mechanical
embedment force between the zinc oxide
nanoparticle and the matrix is increased. Therefore, the zinc oxide-modified hydroxyapatite
whisker can serve as an ideal reinforcing material with
antibacterial effect.