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Effect of Process Parameters on the Characteristics of Porous Calcium Phosphate Ceramics for Bone Tissue Scaffolds

Effect of Process Parameters on the Characteristics of Porous Calcium Phosphate Ceramics for Bone Tissue Scaffolds

J F De Oliveira, P F De Aguiar, A M Rossi, G A Soares

Artif Organs. 2003 May;27(5):406-11.

PMID: 12752198

Abstract:

Porous hydroxyapatite (HA) has already been widely used as a bone substitute due to its similarity with the mineral part of the bone. In this work, cylindrical tablets with micro and macro porosity were produced from stoichiometric and deficient hydroxyapatites by using naphthalene as porosifier agent. The influence of the processing parameters such as Ca/P ratio of start material, calcination temperature, and naphthalene content on the characteristics of porous calcium phosphate tablets was evaluated. Three mineral phases-HA, alpha-TCP (alpha tri-calcium phosphate), and beta-TCP (beta tricalcium phos-phate)-with variable contents were identified by x-ray diffraction (XRD) and Fourier-transformed infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR). Image analysis and density measurements were used to characterize sample porosity. As expected, the total porosity of the calcinated material is not dependent on the stoichiometry of the precursor hydroxyapatite. For calcium-deficient hydroxyapatite, the increase in naphthalene content contributes to stabilize alpha-TCP phase, altering the relative phases content.

Chemicals Related in the Paper:

Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AP7758874-A	α-tri-Calcium phosphate		7758-87-4	Price

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