title: Self-setting properties of a beta-dicalcium silicate reinforced calcium phosphate cement.
abstract: Beta-dicalcium silicate was used to reinforce the injectable calcium phosphate cement (iCPC) for the first time in this study. The influence of the content of beta-dicalcium silicate on the mechanical properties, setting time, rheological properties, injectability, phase evolution, microstructure, and biodegradability of iCPC was systematically investigated. The results demonstrated that the addition of 8 wt % beta-dicalcium silicate obviously enhanced the compressive strength of the CPC from 26.5 to 47.5 MPa, and did not significantly influence the biodegradability, setting time, injectability, phase evolution, and microstructure of the CPC. The beta-dicalcium silicate-reinforced iCPC with relatively high mechanical property should have potential prospects for the wider applications in surgery such as orthopedics, oral, and maxillofacial surgery.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Specially Functional Materials and Advanced Manufacturing Technology, Ministry of Education, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510641, China.
authors.forename: Xiupeng
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Jiandong
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ye
authors.forename: Yingjun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Ling
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D001843:Bone Cements / Q000737:chemistry*; D017610:Calcium Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D002130:Calcium Phosphates / Q000737:chemistry*; D006801:Humans; D007267:Injections; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D009985:Orthopedics; D012212:Rheology; D017640:Silicates / Q000737:chemistry*; D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared
chemical_list: D001843:Bone Cements; D017610:Calcium Compounds; D002130:Calcium Phosphates; D017640:Silicates; C013481:dicalcium silicate; C020243:calcium phosphate