Formation and properties of magnesium-ammonium-phosphate hexahydrate biocements in the Ca-Mg-PO4 system.

J Mater Sci Mater Med

Department for Functional Materials in Medicine and Dentistry, University of Würzburg, Pleicherwall 2, D-97070, Würzburg, Germany.

Published: March 2011


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Calcium substituted trimagnesium phosphate with the general formula Ca(x)Mg((3-x))(PO(4))(2) (0 < x < 1.5) was synthesized by calcination of powder mixtures with the appropriate stoichiometry and reacted with 3.5 M diammonium hydrogenphosphate solution to form a cementitious matrix of magnesium ammonium phosphate hexahydrate (struvite). The degree of ionic substitution was shown to influence physical cement properties; clinically suitable cement formulations with setting times in the range 5-15 min and compressive strengths of >50 MPa were obtained for x ≤ 0.75 together with a grinding time ≥ 1 h and a powder to liquid ratio ≥ 2.5 g/ml. The cement cytocompatibility was investigated by culturing human osteoblast cell line MG63 on cement surfaces demonstrating pronounced cell growth during 13 days cultivation.

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