TY - GEN
T1 - Effect of precursor solubility on the mechanical strength of HAp block
AU - Ahmad, Nurazreena
AU - Tsuru, Kami
AU - Munar, Melvin L.
AU - Matsuya, Shigeki
AU - Ishikawa, Kunio
PY - 2013/4/8
Y1 - 2013/4/8
N2 - The effect of the solubility of the precursors, alpha tricalcium phosphate (α-TCP) and beta tricalcium phosphate (β-TCP) on the mechanical property of hydroxyapatite (HAp) bone substitute was investigated. Uniaxially pressed compacts starting from these precursors were treated hydrothermally with 1 mol/L of ammonia solution at 200°C for various durations. XRD analysis revealed that α-TCP took 3 hours whereas β-TCP took 240 hours for complete transformation to HAp. The porosity of HAp block obtained from β-TCP was found to be lower than that of HAp block from α-TCP. Diametral tensile strength of HAp block from β-TCP showed a significantly higher value than that of HAp block obtained from α-TCP. It is therefore concluded that solubility of precursor affects the mechanical strength of the HAp block.
AB - The effect of the solubility of the precursors, alpha tricalcium phosphate (α-TCP) and beta tricalcium phosphate (β-TCP) on the mechanical property of hydroxyapatite (HAp) bone substitute was investigated. Uniaxially pressed compacts starting from these precursors were treated hydrothermally with 1 mol/L of ammonia solution at 200°C for various durations. XRD analysis revealed that α-TCP took 3 hours whereas β-TCP took 240 hours for complete transformation to HAp. The porosity of HAp block obtained from β-TCP was found to be lower than that of HAp block from α-TCP. Diametral tensile strength of HAp block from β-TCP showed a significantly higher value than that of HAp block obtained from α-TCP. It is therefore concluded that solubility of precursor affects the mechanical strength of the HAp block.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84875724028
SN - 9781118205969
T3 - Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings
SP - 3
EP - 6
BT - Advances in Bioceramics and Porous Ceramics V - A Collection of Papers Presented at the 36th International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Composites, ICACC 2012
T2 - Advances in Bioceramics and Porous Ceramics V - 36th International Conference on Advanced Ceramics and Composites, ICACC 2012
Y2 - 22 January 2012 through 27 January 2012
ER -