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Apatite coating on dendrimer-modified buckypaper and the formation of nanoapatite on MWCNTs
Multi-walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT)/dendrimer sheet scaffolds, i.e., dendrimers attached to the surface of MWCNT buckypaper, were fabricated, and a hydroxyapatite (HAp) coating prepared on dendrimer-modified ...
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A unified in vitro evaluation for apatite-forming ability of bioactive glasses and their variants
The aim of this study was to propose and validate a new unified method for testing dissolution rates of bioactive glasses and their variants, and the formation of calcium phosphate layer formation on their sur...
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Characteristics of glass ionomer cements composed of glass powders in CaO–SrO–ZnO–SiO2 system prepared by two different synthetic routes
Glass ionomer cements (GICs) are composed of an acid degradable glass, polyacrylic acid and water. Sol–gel processing to prepare the glass phase has certain advantages, such as the ability to employ lower synt...
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Formation of serrated nanorods of hydroxyapatite through organic modification under hydrothermal processing
Hydroxyapatite (HAp) ceramics are widely used as artificial bone substitutes owing to its unique biological activity, that is, bone-bonding property. HAp nanoparticles have higher potential of biological funct...
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Effect of ammonium carbonate on formation of calcium-deficient hydroxyapatite through double-step hydrothermal processing
Double-step hydrothermal processing is a process where powder compacts of calcium phosphates are exposed to vapor of solvent solution, followed by being immersed in the solution. In the present study, we inves...
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In vitro apatite formation on organic–inorganic hybrids in the CaO–SiO2–PO5/2–poly(tetramethylene oxide) system
The osteoconduction potential of artificial materials is usually evaluated in vitro by apatite formation in a simulated body fluid (SBF) proposed by Kokubo and his colleagues. This paper reports the compositio...
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Fabrication of spherical CaO–SrO–ZnO–SiO2 particles by sol–gel processing
This study was concerned with the fabrication of ceramic CaO–SrO–ZnO–SiO2 spherical particles, which are novel candidates for the glass phase in glass polyalkenoate cements (GPCs). GPCs made from these glasses ha...
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Preparation of bioactive microspheres of organic modified calcium silicates through sol–gel processing
Bioactive ceramics show specific biological activity, a bone-bonding ability, and are used as bone-repairing materials. Particles of bioactive ceramics may be used as fillers for fabricating bioactive composit...