Fabrication of carbonate apatite block based on internal dissolution-precipitation reaction of dicalcium phosphate and calcium carbonate.
In this study, we investigated a novel method for fabrication of carbonate apatite block without ionic movement between precursor and solution by using precursor that includes all constituent ions of carbonate apatite. A powder mixture prepared from dicalcium phosphate anhydrous and calcite at appropriate Ca/P ratios (1.5, 1.67, and 1.8) was used as starting material. For preparation of specimens, the slurry made from the powder mixture and distilled water was packed in a split stainless steel mold and heat - treated, ranging from 60 degrees C to 100 degrees C up to 48 hours at 100% humidity. It appeared that carbonate apatite could be obtained above 70 degrees C and monophasic carbonate apatite could be obtained from the powder mixture at Ca/P ratio of 1.67. Carbonate content of the specimen was about 5-7%. Diametral tensile strength of the carbonate apatite blocks slightly decreased with increasing treatment temperature. The decrease in diametral tensile strength is thought to be related to the crystal size of the carbonate apatite formed.
Daitou
Fumikazu
F
Department of Biomaterials, Faculty of Dental Science, Kyushu University, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, Japan. d10f1@dent.kyushu-u.ac.jp
Maruta
Michito
M
Kawachi
Giichiro
G
Tsuru
Kanji
K
Matsuya
Shigeki
S
Terada
Yoshihiro
Y
Ishikawa
Kunio
K
D001031:Apatites / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D018786:Bone Substitutes / Q000138:chemical synthesis*; D002119:Calcium Carbonate / Q000737:chemistry; D002130:Calcium Phosphates / Q000737:chemistry; D003799:Dental Stress Analysis; D008422:Materials Testing; D055595:Mechanical Phenomena; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction
D001031:Apatites; D018786:Bone Substitutes; D002130:Calcium Phosphates; C030782:carboapatite; D002119:Calcium Carbonate