title: [Preparation and properties of hydroxyapatite/epoxy composite].
abstract: The hydroxyapatite (HA) powder surface modified with silane coupling agent was used to prepare HA/epoxy composite. It was found that silane has greatly improved the dispersion of HA in epoxy. The composite has good in vitro bioactivity and biocompatibility with 40 wt% HA, and the flexural modulus is close to that of natural bone, but its strength is lower than that of natural bone. So the composite needs further reinforcement in some way or other.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory for Mechanical Behavior of Materials, Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an 710049, China.
authors.forename: Junliang
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Tao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.forename: Jianhua
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Kewei
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Xu
mesh_terms: D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D018786:Bone Substitutes / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry; D017886:Durapatite / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D004853:Epoxy Resins / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D008422:Materials Testing
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D018786:Bone Substitutes; D004853:Epoxy Resins; D017886:Durapatite