J Mater Sci Technol ›› 1998, Vol. 14 ›› Issue (6): 533-537.

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Behaviour of Composite Ca/P Bioceramics in Simulated Body Fluid

Yong LIU; Baiyun HUANG; Jianmin RUAN and Yuehui HE(Powder Metallurgy Research Institute, Central-South University of Technology, Changsha 410083, China)   

  • Received:1998-11-28 Revised:1998-11-28 Online:1998-11-28 Published:2009-10-10

Abstract: Behavior of Ca/P ceramics enhanced by MgAl2O4 in simulated body fluid(SBF) was studied.Results show that, biological apatite can precipitate on the sudece of Ca/P composite ceramics,however, dissolution of the surface of Ca/P composite ceramics also occurs due to a kind of amorphous material which is produced through reaction of MgAl2O4 with Ca/P ceramics at elevated temperature, therefore, the behavior of Ca/P composite ceramics in SBF mainly depends on those two processes. Analyses of joint influence of those two processes show that low content of MgAl2O4 favors the formation of biological apatite, therefore, brings about higher bioactivity