Comparison of Biphasic Calcium Phosphate Bioceramics Fabricated Using Different Techniques
The 9th International Conference on Global Research and Education: Inter Academia 2010: Digest 2010
Kristīne Šalma-Ancāne, Zilgma Irbe, Līga Bērziņa-Cimdiņa

In this work three different preparation techniques of biphasic calcium phosphate bioceramic (consisting of both hydroxyapatite and β-tricalcium phosphate) are compared: sintering of synthetic calcium-deficient apatites, sintering of mixture of synthetic hydroxyapatite and apatitic tricalcium phosphate and sintering of mixture of synthetic hydroxyapatite and calcium metaphosphate glass. Two different hydroxapatite and β-tricalcium phosphate phase ratios were investigated: 20/80 and 60/40. It can be concluded that microstructure of biphasic ceramics is not only dependent on sintering conditions, but also on starting materials and preparation technique. In all cases it was possible to obtain controlled phase composition by varying overall Ca/P ratio of starting materials.


Keywords
biomaterials, bioceramics, calcium phosphates, biphasic calcium phosphate ceramics, ceramics, microstructure

Šalma-Ancāne, K., Irbe, Z., Bērziņa-Cimdiņa, L. Comparison of Biphasic Calcium Phosphate Bioceramics Fabricated Using Different Techniques. In: The 9th International Conference on Global Research and Education: Inter Academia 2010: Digest, Latvia, Rīga, 9-12 August, 2010. Riga: RTU Publishing House, 2010, pp.223-224. ISBN 978-9934-10-046-8.

Publication language
English (en)
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