Sintering of biphasic calcium phosphates

O. Brown, M. McAfee, S. Clarke, F. Buchanan

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Abstract

Biphasic calcium phosphate (BCP) discs were fabricated and then sintered using two different sintering programs to establish whether the phases present could be controlled at low and high sintering temperatures. X-ray diffraction (XRD) was used to establish the phases present after sintering and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) determined the microstructure. Sintering program1 involved a simple heating and cooling schedule and temperatures of 1100, 1250, 1275 and 1300°C. It produced samples containing an additional alphα-tricalcium phosphate (α-TCP) phase at temperatures above 1100°C. The original ratio of hydroxyapatite/betα-tricalcium phosphate (HA/β-TCP) could not be maintained above this temperature. Sintering program 2 combined the heating and cooling schedules of the first program with a 900°C hold stage to allow α-TCP to β-TCP conversion to take place. At temperatures of 1250 and 1275°C, this program was successful in completely removing the α-TCP phase and preserving the HA:β-TCP ratio. The SEM results show that the surface morphology of the discs was not greatly affected by choice of sintering program.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2271-2279
Number of pages9
JournalJournal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine
Volume21
Issue number8
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 16 Mar 2010
Externally publishedYes

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