Fabrication of bone cement that fully transforms to carbonate apatite

Dent Mater J. 2015;34(3):394-401. doi: 10.4012/dmj.2014-328. Epub 2015 May 1.

Abstract

The objective of this study was to fabricate a type of bone cement that could fully transform to carbonate apatite (CO3Ap) in physiological conditions. A combination of calcium carbonate (CaCO3) and dicalcium phosphate anhydrous was chosen as the powder phase and mixed with one of three kinds of sodium phosphate solutions: NaH2PO4, Na2HPO4, or Na3PO4. The cement that fully transformed to CO3Ap was fabricated using vaterite, instead of calcite, as a CaCO3 source. Their stability in aqueous solutions was different, regardless of the type of sodium phosphate solution. Rate of transformation to CO3Ap in descending order was Na3PO4>Na2HPO4>NaH2PO4. Transformation rate could be affected by the pH of solution. Results of this study showed that it was advantageous to use vaterite to fabricate CO3Ap-forming cement.

MeSH terms

  • Apatites / chemistry*
  • Bone Cements / chemical synthesis*
  • Calcium Carbonate / chemistry*
  • Calcium Phosphates / chemistry
  • Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
  • Phosphates / chemistry
  • Porosity
  • Solutions

Substances

  • Apatites
  • Bone Cements
  • Calcium Phosphates
  • Phosphates
  • Solutions
  • Calcium Carbonate
  • calcium phosphate, dibasic, anhydrous
  • sodium phosphate