ISSN:
1013-9826
Source:
Scientific.Net: Materials Science & Technology / Trans Tech Publications Archiv 1984-2008
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
Notes:
Calcium phosphate ceramics are widely used as bone substitutes since they arebiocompatible and bioactive. Having a chemical composition close to natural bone, calciumphosphate ceramics are promising bone substitute materials in orthopaedics, maxillofacial surgeryand dentistry. Hydroxyapatite (HA) and tricalcium phosphate (TCP) are the most commonly usedcalcium phosphates, because their calcium/phosphorus (Ca/P) ratios are close to that of natural boneand they are relatively stable in physiological environment. HA is a major constituent of bonematerials and is resorbed after a long time of residence in the body.In this work, highly porous hydroxyapatite scaffolds were produced by polymer replication methodand their properties evaluated by Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and micro computerizedtomography ()-CT)
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://www.tib-hannover.de/fulltexts/2011/0528/01/56/transtech_doi~10.4028%252Fwww.scientific.net%252FKEM.361-363.947.pdf
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