Composite formation from hydroxyapatite with sodium and potassium salts of polyphosphazene |
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Authors: | Y?E?Greish J?D?Bender S?Lakshmi Email author" target="_blank">P?W?BrownEmail author H?R?Allcock C?T?Laurencin |
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Affiliation: | (1) Intercollege Materials Research Laboratory, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA;(2) Department of Chemistry, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA;(3) Department of Orthopedic Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22903, USA |
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Abstract: | The low temperature synthesis of composites potentially suitable as bone substitutes which form in vivo, was investigated. The composites were comprised of stoichiometric hydroxyapatite (SHAp) and water-soluble poly phosphazenes. These constituents were selected because of their biocompatibility, and were mixed as powders with a phosphate buffer solution (PBS) to form the composites. The effects of polybis(sodium carboxylatophenoxy)phosphazene] (Na-PCPP) or polybis(potassium carboxylatophenoxy) phosphazene] (K-PCPP) on stoichiometric hydroxyapatite (SHAp) formation from tetracalcium phosphate and anhydrous dicalcium phosphate were assessed. The kinetics and reaction chemistries of composite formation were followed by isothermal calorimetry, X-ray diffraction, infrared spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy. In the presence of 1% by weight of polyphosphazenes, composites comprised of SHAp and calcium cross-linked polymer salts were formed. Thus a mechanism for binding between polymer chains was established. Elevated proportions (5 and 10% by weight) of polyphosphazene, however, resulted in the inhibition of SHAp formation. This is attributed to the formation of viscous polymer solution coatings on the calcium phosphate precursors, retarding their reaction, and consequently inhibiting SHAp formation. |
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