Injectable polydimethylsiloxane-hydroxyapatite composite cement

Biomed Mater Eng. 2003;13(4):401-10.

Abstract

An injectable polydimethylsiloxane/hydroxyapatite (PDMS/HAp) composite cement was synthesised using linear PDMS and HAp (particles of about 100 nm in size) of different mass fractions. The effect of HAp mass fraction (5-60 mass%) on the hardness of PDMS/HAp composite cement was investigated. The hardness achieved is 25-49 degrees ShA. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) was used to study the cross-linking process and the influence of HAp on the temperature and duration of PDMS/HAp cross-linking. The microstructure of composite cement surfaces after 10 days in vivo tests was observed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The presence of well-adhered macrophages, fibroblasts and monocytes was found on the implant surface upon its extraction from the organism.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Evaluation Study

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Bone Cements / chemical synthesis
  • Bone Cements / chemistry*
  • Cell Adhesion / physiology
  • Composite Resins / chemical synthesis
  • Composite Resins / chemistry*
  • Dimethylpolysiloxanes / chemistry*
  • Durapatite / chemistry*
  • Fibroblasts / physiology*
  • Fibroblasts / ultrastructure*
  • Hardness
  • Injections / instrumentation
  • Injections / methods
  • Manufactured Materials
  • Materials Testing*
  • Mice
  • Molecular Conformation
  • Silicones / chemistry*
  • Temperature

Substances

  • Bone Cements
  • Composite Resins
  • Dimethylpolysiloxanes
  • Silicones
  • baysilon
  • Durapatite