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110th Research Group, National Institute for Research in Inorganic Materials, Namiki 1-1, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan.
Abstract:
The preparation of a porous bone-like calcium deficient apatite implant material was investigated. A novel cement system composed of an equimolar mixture of Ca4(PO4)2O, Ca(HPO4)2 . H2O, and CaCO3 was used. At a liquid/powder ratio of 0.83 ml/g low density open framework foam cements were formed due to the rapid evolution of CO2. The initial product of the reactants was CaHPO4 . H2O which then reacted with Ca4(PO4)O, forming a calcium deficient carbonated apatite, upon soaking of the cement blocks in SBF. Foam-like cements were composed of a plate-like apatite due to epitaxial overgrowth and conversion of the brushite plate precursor. Cylinders of the foam cement were reinforced with an outer layer of a solid apatite cement to form a material suitable for application as a bone-section implant.
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