• The Korean Journal of Ceramics
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• v.3 no.2
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• pp.129-133
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• 1997

Fine powder of $\alpha$-tricalcium phosphate, tetracalcium phosphate and dicalcium phosphate were mixed together to prepare self-setting cements which form hydroxyapatite, one of the well-known biocompatible materials, as the end of products of hydration. Hardening behaviour of the cements was examined at the temperature range of 37~$70^{\circ}C$ and 150~$250^{\circ}C$ under the normal and hydrothermal condition respectively. The conversion of cements into hydroxyapatite was significantly improved ast elevated temperature and the paste was strengtheed by interlocking of hydroxyapatite crystals, indicating that the strength is determined by microtexture rather the amount of conversion of cements into hydroxyapatite.

• Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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• v.27 no.3
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• pp.311-320
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• 1990

Hydroxyapatite powders were synthesized with Ca/P=1.67, 1.70 and pH=7, 11 by precipitation method and fluorine substituted hydroxyapatite ceramics were prepared using these powders. After characterization of these hydorxyapatite bioceramics, chemical bonding between these sepcimens in simulated body fluid was investigated. Bysubstitution of 7.5% of fluorine, hydroxyapatite was prevented to decompose into β-tricalcium phosphate and its sintered density and mechanical strength were increased. The bending strength of these hydroxyapatite ceramics was 137MPa. The hydroxyapatite ceramics chemically bonded each other in Ringer's solution and the component of bonded layer was also hydroxyapatite.