Synthesis and structure of iron- and strontium-substituted octacalcium phosphate: effects of ionic charge and radius

• Published in: Journal of materials chemistry. B, Materials for biology and medicine Vol. 4; no. 9; pp. 1712 - 1719
• Main Authors: Shi, Haishan, He, Fupo, Ye, Jiandong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.01.2016
• Subjects: apatite; biodegradability; Biological effects; Biomedical materials; bone substitutes; calcium; cations; chemical precipitation; Crystal structure; Crystals; Iron; microstructure; Nanostructure; Phosphates; Strontium

Octacalcium phosphate (OCP) has received intensive research focus as a main component of bone substitute materials due to its highly osteoconductive and biodegradable characteristics. In this work, OCP was synthesized using chemical precipitation methods. Biologically relevant iron ions (Fe 3+ ) and...