Physicochemical properties and biocompatibility of silica doped β-tricalcium phosphate for bone cement

• Main Authors: Shu-Hsien Huang (Author), Yi-Jyun Chen (Author), Chia-Tze Kao (Author), Chi-Chang Lin (Author), Tsui-Hsien Huang (Author), Ming-You Shie (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background/purpose: β-Tricalcium phosphate (β-TCP) is an osteoconductive material. Earlier reports revealed that silica plays an important role in bone mineralization, and its incorporation would enhance the biocompatibility of implants. Materials and methods: In this study, silica doping at various...