ISSN:
1013-9826
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:
Dense and porous HA and Si-HA discs and granules with varying percentages of siliconsubstitution have been produced and physically and chemically characterised using scanningelectron microscopy, surface area analysis, porosimetry, density measurement, image analysis, Xraydiffraction, X-ray fluorescence, FT-infrared spectroscopy and in-vitro and in-vivo testing.Results have shown that cell adhesion in-vitro and bone apposition in-vivo are enhanced by thepresence of silicon substitution in the hydroxyapatite structure. The biological response to thematerials appears to indicate an optimum outcome for levels of silicon substitution of 0.8wt%
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://www.tib-hannover.de/fulltexts/2011/0528/01/56/transtech_doi~10.4028%252Fwww.scientific.net%252FKEM.361-363.985.pdf
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