Abstract
We fabricated the Hydroxyapatite(HAp)-PMMA hybrid material having mechanical properties similar to those of the cortical bone, using porous HAp ceramics with well-controlled pore sizes and bulk polymerization of MMA monomer without solvents. The histological results showed that the present hybrid material bonded directly to bone without intervening fibrous tissue between hybrid material and newly formed bone, and that a large amount of new bone was formed around the hybrid material. In addition, the results of in vitro evaluation also showed that the hybrid material in the present investigation has good biocompatibility.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 465-468 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Key Engineering Materials |
Volume | 218-220 |
Publication status | Published - 2002 Jan 1 |
Event | 14th International Symposium on Ceramics in Medicine-Annual Meeting of the International Society for Ceramics in Medicine BIOCERAMICS'01 (ISCM) - Palm Springs, CA, United States Duration: 2001 Nov 14 → 2001 Nov 17 |
Keywords
- Biocompatibility
- Ceramics/Polymer Hybrid Material
- Hydroxyapatite
- Mechanical Property
- Osteoblast
- PMMA
- Tissue Reaction
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Materials Science(all)
- Mechanics of Materials
- Mechanical Engineering