Use of ?-tricalcium phosphate (TCP) as powders and as an aqueous dispersion to modify processing, microstructure, and mechanical properties of polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) bone cements and to produce bone-substitute compounds

Author(s):  
D. T. Beruto ◽  
S. A. Mezzasalma ◽  
M. Capurro ◽  
R. Botter ◽  
P. Cirillo
2010 ◽  
Vol 36 (6) ◽  
pp. 1929-1935 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fidel H. Perera ◽  
Francisco J. Martínez-Vázquez ◽  
Pedro Miranda ◽  
Angel L. Ortiz ◽  
Antonia Pajares

2006 ◽  
Vol 510-511 ◽  
pp. 758-761 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hyeong Ho Jin ◽  
Sang Ho Min ◽  
Kyu Hong Hwang ◽  
Ik Min Park ◽  
Hong Chae Park ◽  
...  

Biodegradable β-tricalcium phosphate (β-TCP)/poly (lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA) composites were synthesized by in situ polymerization with microwave energy. The influence of the β-TCP content in β-TCP/PLGA composites on the molecular weight, crystallinity, microstructure, and mechanical properties was investigated. As the molecular weight of composites decreased, the β-TCP content increased up to 10 wt%, while further raising of the β-TCP content above 10%, the molecular weight increased with increasing β-TCP content. This behavior may be ascribed to the superheating effect or nonthermal effect induced by microwave energy. It was found that the bending strength and Young’s modulus of the β-TCP/PLGA composites were proportional to the molecular weight of PLGA. The bending strength of the β-TCP/PLGA composites ranged from 18 to 38 MPa, while Young’s modulus was in the range from 2 to 6 GPa.


2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Latifa Alimi ◽  
Lynda Bahloul ◽  
Afef Azzi ◽  
Souad Guerfi ◽  
Fadhel Ismail ◽  
...  

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