A study of crystal growth and its relation to bioactivity of calcium phosphate materials

2016 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K15720
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Exploratory Research
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Research Field: Dental engineering/Regenerative dentistry
• Research Institution: Tohoku University
• Principal Investigator: Suzuki Osamu 東北大学, 歯学研究科, 教授 (60374948)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2017-03-31
• Keywords: 生体材料 / 結晶相 / セラミックス / 生体活性

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The present study was designed to investigate as to whether calcium phosphate precipitation and its crystal phases affect its bioactivity of materials used for bone substitute materials. The materials, synthesized in batch or continuous preparations, were made through wet and dry mixing procedures and subjected for analyses by physical techniques, such as Raman spectroscopy, to indentify the crystal phases included. It was suggested that the activity of osteoblastic cells could be influenced by distinct crystals of octacalcium phosphates obtained in the continuous preparation.

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