title: Insolubilized properties of UV-irradiated CO3 apatite-collagen composites.
abstract: To examine the response to biological hard tissues, a carbonate-containing hydroxyapatite with chemical composition and crystallinity similar to those of bone was synthesized at pH 7.4 and 60 degrees C. The apatite powder was mixed with collagen solution, whose antigenicity had been removed by enzymatic treatment, and formed into apatite-collagen pellets. After insolubilization by UV-irradiation for 4 h, the composites showed remarkably reduced disintegration and maintained their shape under 3.6 MPa of stress after 1 wk incubation in 0.9% NaCl solution. They showed good biocompatibility when implanted beneath the periosteum cranii of rats. The UV-irradiated sample kept its features well and was packed with newly created material 3 wk after implantation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dental Technology, Osaka University Faculty of Dentistry, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Okazaki
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ohmae
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kimura
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sakuda
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D003094:Collagen / Q000528:radiation effects / Q000648:ultrastructure; D003188:Composite Resins / Q000528:radiation effects; D017886:Durapatite; D006882:Hydroxyapatites / Q000528:radiation effects; D008297:Male; D008422:Materials Testing; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D010521:Periosteum / Q000601:surgery; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012886:Skull / Q000601:surgery / Q000648:ultrastructure
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D003188:Composite Resins; D006882:Hydroxyapatites; D003094:Collagen; D017886:Durapatite