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Manufacturing of highly porous calcium phosphate bioceramics via gel-casting using agarose
Authors:Marek Potoczek  Aneta Zima  Zofia Paszkiewicz  Anna ?lósarczyk
Affiliation:1. Rzeszow University of Technology, Faculty of Chemistry, ul. W.Pola 2, 35-959 Rzeszow, Poland;2. UST – University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Materials Science and Ceramics, Department of Ceramics and Refractory Materials, Al. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Krakow, Poland
Abstract:There is a technological need for highly porous bioceramics to be produced in an environmentally friendly manner. Gel-casting of highly porous HAp-(α-TCP) (CaP) foams using agarose as a gelling agent was investigated. Foaming of gel-cast suspension was performed at the temperature of 60 °C followed by transformation of the foams from a liquid state to a gelled state by cooling them to 15 °C. The sintered (1250 °C, 2 h soaking time) foams were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), N2 adsorption isoterm and Hg porosimetry. XRD study revealed that additives used in the gel-casting process did not influence the phase composition of the investigated materials. The macroporous microstructure of HAp-(α-TCP) foams was typically composed of approximately spherical pores (cells) interconnected by circular windows. The foams exhibited a broad pore size distribution with cells and windows ranging from 250 to 900 μm, and from 25 to 250 μm, respectively. The mode for spherical pore size was approximately 500 μm while the above value for window was ∼100 μm. Additionally, the small amount of wall microporosity in the range of 0.2–0.9 μm was confirmed by SEM and Hg porosimetry. The obtained porous (P = 90%) HAp-(α-TCP) scaffolds with interesting two types of macropores and a small amount of micropores seem to be a promising bone substitution material.
Keywords:B  Porosity  D  Apatite  Bioceramics  Gel-casting
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