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Development of an Experimental Phosphate-Calcium Cement with a Whisker-Like Structure
Department of Conservative Dentistry, Division of Dental Materials and Technology, School of Dentistry, Showa University, Tokyo, Japan
Department of Conservative Dentistry, Division of Dental Materials and Technology, School of Dentistry, Showa University, Tokyo, Japan
Department of Conservative Dentistry, Division of Dental Materials and Technology, School of Dentistry, Showa University, Tokyo, Japan
- 1 Department of Conservative Dentistry, Division of Dental Materials and Technology, School of Dentistry, Showa University, Tokyo, Japan
- 2 Department of Conservative Dentistry, Division of Dental Materials and Technology, School of Dentistry, Showa University, Tokyo, Japan
- 3 Department of Conservative Dentistry, Division of Dental Materials and Technology, School of Dentistry, Showa University, Tokyo, Japan
Materials Sciences and Applications·Volume 03 (2012)·Pages 763–767·Published 27 November 2012·DOI10.4236/msa.2012.311111
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Abstract
In a previous study, the authors tried to synthesize dental materials from dental waste, which was accomplished with alginate impression materials and gypsum. A powder was set by mixing it with phosphate solution. Fibrous curled crystals were found through SEM observation. The present study shows a detailed analysis of the crystals. XRD analysis indicated the crystals are Brushite. A unique profile of the crystal shows it can be a good apatite precursor or cell scaffold; however, this hypothesis requires further examination.
KeywordsCalcium PhosphateWhiskerDiatomiteScaffoldDCPDBrushiteBone Regenerative
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