Tri-calcium phosphate as a bone substitute.
Strong porous tri-calcium phosphate ceramic has been fabricated, and investigated as a bone implant material. No foreign body reaction was observed, while osteoclastic activity was shown to be involved in biodegradation. Bone mineral was deposited directly onto the surface of the ceramic implant.
D000818:Animals; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000502:physiology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D002130:Calcium Phosphates; D002516:Ceramics; D005549:Foreign-Body Reaction; D010006:Osteoblasts / Q000502:physiology; D010010:Osteoclasts / Q000502:physiology; D011817:Rabbits
D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D002130:Calcium Phosphates