ISSN:
1662-9752
Source:
Scientific.Net: Materials Science & Technology / Trans Tech Publications Archiv 1984-2008
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
Notes:
Composite biomaterials based on calcium phosphate ceramic due to their high bioactivityare of interest for biological application and bone tissue repair. Structural and microstructuralparameters of inorganic constituent of these materials are very important for the synthesis andcharacterization of composites. Quantitative and qualitative content, crystallite size of phases, aswell as the degree of crystallinity have a great influence on the quality of composites, theirapplication and bone tissue repair. X-ray diffractometry was employed to investigate thecomponents of biocomposite materials, calcium phosphate (CaP) ceramic and poly-DL-lactide-coglycolide(DLPLG) polymer, as well as the biocomposite obtained from the mentioned components.Composite biomaterial was obtained by modified emulsion process. Using the Rietveld refinement,we analyzed CaP as an inorganic component of the composite, whence we have determinedstructural and microstructural properties of ceramic component of the investigated composite. Theresults obtained by structure refinement show that calcium phosphate ceramic materials synthesizedat room temperature contain hydroxyapatite HAp as a predominant phase. The calculated Ca/P ratiois 1.667. The Rietveld analysis revealed lattice parameters a(Å)=9.4324(7) and c(Å)=6.8785(6) thatare in agreement with the theoretical values
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://www.tib-hannover.de/fulltexts/2011/0528/02/13/transtech_doi~10.4028%252Fwww.scientific.net%252FMSF.518.507.pdf
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