Selenium （Se） plays a specific role in human health, especially for its anti- tumor effect. Incorporation of selenium into biocompatible hydroxyapatite （HAP） may endow the materials with novel characteristics. In the current work, a series of seleniumdoped hydroxyapatite （Se-HAP） nanoparticles with different SelP ratios were synthesized by a modified chemical precipitation. It was revealed that the powders with/without heattreatment were nano-sized needle-like HAP while the heat-treated samples have high crystallinity. The addition of selenium decreases the crystallinity of the synthesized apatite, and also takes a negative effect on the thermal stability of the as-prepared powders. The Se-HAP nanoparticles with Se/P molar ratio not more than 5% sintered at 900℃ can achieve good crystallinity and thermal stability.
