화학공학소재연구정보센터
Chemistry Letters, Vol.42, No.5, 507-508, 2013
In Vitro and In Vivo Evaluation of Hydroxyapatite Block and Granules Supported with Wheat Starch Set through the Process of Hydration under a Physiological Condition
Needle-like hydroxyapatites obtained through a hydration reaction process between anhydrous dicalcium phosphate (ADCP) and tetracalcium phosphate (TTCP) were reinforced with wheat starch to form composite blocks, and they showed mechanical properties corresponding to their compositions: mass fraction of calcium phosphate powders/starch solution and starch concentration. A kind of the composite granules was found to be osteoconductive in an in vivo examination with a rat model.