Effects of MgO-CaO-P2O5-Na2O-based additives on mechanical and biological properties of hydroxyapatite

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. Part a
Samar J KalitaAmit Bandyopadhyay

Abstract

In this research, we improved densification, hardness, and compression strength of synthetic hydroxyapatite (HAp) ceramics by introducing small quantities of MgO-CaO-P(2)O(5)-Na(2)O-based sintering additives. Biological properties of HAp were not altered by this procedure. Phase analyses were performed by using a Philips Xpert fully automated diffractometer with Co K-alpha radiation to understand the influence of additives on phase purity in the final products. All compositions were characterized at green and sintered densities to understand the influence of additives on densification. Some of the compositions showed >40% increase in Vickers microhardness compared with pure HAp processed under the same conditions. Improvement in compression strength was also detected in some compositions. In vitro biological testing used a modified human osteoblast cell line to test biocompatibility, cell attachment, and cell proliferation. All these compositions were nontoxic and biocompatible. Our results indicate that MgO-CaO-P(2)O(5)-Na(2)O-based sintering additives can be used to improve both mechanical and biological properties of HAp ceramics.

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Jan 11, 2007·Journal of Materials Science. Materials in Medicine·Himesh A Bhatt, Samar J Kalita
Aug 27, 2013·Biomaterials Science·Dipendra GyawaliJian Yang

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