TITLE:
Development of an Experimental Phosphate-Calcium Cement with a Whisker-Like Structure
AUTHORS:
Hideaki Narusawa, Yukimichi Tamaki, Takashi Miyazaki
KEYWORDS:
Calcium Phosphate; Whisker; Diatomite; Scaffold; DCPD; Brushite; Bone Regenerative
JOURNAL NAME:
Materials Sciences and Applications,
Vol.3 No.11,
November
27,
2012
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.