How to cite this article: Velasquez P, Luklinska ZB, Meseguer-Olmo L, Mate-Sanchez de Val JE, Delgado-Ruiz RA, Calvo-Guirado JL, Ramirez-Fernandez MaP, de Aza PN. 2012. αTCP ceramic doped with dicalcium silicate for bone regeneration applications prepared by powder metallurgy method: In vitro and in vivo studies. J Biomed Mater Res Part A 2012:00A:000–000.
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αTCP ceramic doped with dicalcium silicate for bone regeneration applications prepared by powder metallurgy method: In vitro and in vivo studies†
Article first published online: 5 DEC 2012
DOI: 10.1002/jbm.a.34495
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Velasquez, P., Luklinska, Z. B., Meseguer-Olmo, L., Mate-Sanchez de Val, J. E., Delgado-Ruiz, R. A., Calvo-Guirado, J. L., Ramirez-Fernandez, Ma. P. and de Aza, P. N. (2012), αTCP ceramic doped with dicalcium silicate for bone regeneration applications prepared by powder metallurgy method: In vitro and in vivo studies. J. Biomed. Mater. Res.. doi: 10.1002/jbm.a.34495
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- Article first published online: 5 DEC 2012
- Manuscript Revised: 23 OCT 2012
- Manuscript Accepted: 23 OCT 2012
- Manuscript Received: 14 MAR 2012
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Keywords:
- bioceramics;
- dicalcium silicate;
- tricalcium phosphate;
- in vivo;
- in vitro
Abstract
This study reports on the in vitro and in vivo behavior of α-tricalcium phosphate (αTCP) and also αTCP doped with either 1.5 or 3.0 wt % of dicalcium silicate (C2S). The ceramics were successfully prepared by powder metallurgy method combined with homogenization and heat treatment procedures. All materials were composed of a single-phase, αTCP in the case of a pure material, or solid solution of C2S in αTCP for the doped αTCP, which were stable at room temperature. The ceramics were tested for bioactivity in simulated body fluid, cell culture medium containing adult mesenchymal stem cells of human origin, and in animals. Analytical scanning electron microscopy combined with chemical elemental analysis was used and Fourier transform infrared and conventional histology methods. The in vivo behavior of the ceramics matched the in vitro results, independently of the C2S content in αTCP. Carbonated hydroxyapatite (CHA) layer was formed on the surface and within the inner parts of the specimens in all cases. A fully mineralized new bone growing in direct contact with the implants was found under the in vivo conditions. The bioactivity and biocompatibility of the implants increased with the C2S content in αTCP. The C2S doped ceramics also favoured a phase transformation of αTCP into CHA, important for full implant integration during the natural bone healing processes. αTCP ceramic doped with 3.0 wt % C2S showed the best bioactive in vitro and in vivo properties of all the compositions and hence could be of interest in specific applications for bone restorative purposes. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Biomed Mater Res Part A, 2012.