Characterization of Bone Graft Substitutes Prepared by Transformation of      β-Tricalcium Phosphate to Hydroxyapatite in Aqueous Environment

Linda Vecbiškena; Zilgma Irbe; Līga Bērziņa-Cimdiņa

Characterization of Bone Graft Substitutes Prepared by Transformation of β-Tricalcium Phosphate to Hydroxyapatite in Aqueous Environment

3rd International NanoBio Conference 2010 2010
Linda Vecbiškena, Zilgma Irbe, Līga Bērziņa-Cimdiņa

In this work an alternative method to synthesize β-tricalcium phosphate (β-TCP) for use as starting material for apatite cement (bone graft substitute) has been investigated. Two β-TCP synthesis methods are compared – high temperature synthesis (1) and wet chemical precipitation of calcium deficient hydroxyapatite with following calcination in temperatures under 1000°C.

Keywords
biomaterials, calcium phosphates, calcium phosphate cements, tricalcium phosphate

Vecbiškena, L., Irbe, Z., Bērziņa-Cimdiņa, L. Characterization of Bone Graft Substitutes Prepared by Transformation of β-Tricalcium Phosphate to Hydroxyapatite in Aqueous Environment. In: 3rd International NanoBio Conference 2010, Switzerland, Zurich, 24-27 August, 2010. Zurich: ETH Zurich, 2010, pp.481-481.

Publication language
English (en)