Chemistry Letters, Vol.30, No.8, 820-821, 2001
Hydrogelation of calcium metaphosphate glass
A calcium phosphate hydrogel with high viscosity was easily derived for a brief period from the reaction of water with the metaphosphate glass powders. P-31 MAS-NMR and HPLC spectra showed that the hydrogel has linear and cyclic polyphosphate structures consisting of PO4 group connected to calcium ions and protons with hydrogen-bonded water molecules.