Development of bioactive materials based on surface chemistry

All bioactive materials developed up to 1990 were based on calcium phosphate. It was later revealed that materials that form bonelike apatite on their surfaces in the living body bond to living bone through the apatite layer, and that apatite formation on a material is induced by various functional...

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Published in:Journal of the European Ceramic Society 2009-04, Vol.29 (7), p.1267-1274
Main Authors: Kokubo, T., Matsushita, T., Takadama, H., Kizuki, T.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Apatite
Bioactivity
Biomedical applications
Interface
TiO 2
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Summary:All bioactive materials developed up to 1990 were based on calcium phosphate. It was later revealed that materials that form bonelike apatite on their surfaces in the living body bond to living bone through the apatite layer, and that apatite formation on a material is induced by various functional groups on its surface. Based on these findings, bioactive titanium was prepared by forming sodium titanates on its surface via NaOH and heat treatments, and applied to an artificial total hip joint. Porous titanium metal able to exhibit osteoconductivity as well as osteoinductivity was prepared by forming anatase on its surface via NaOH, HCl and heat treatments. Various bioactive materials with different physical properties are expected to be derived from ceramics, metals and organic polymers by modifying their surfaces with functional groups effective for apatite nucleation.
ISSN:0955-2219
1873-619X
DOI:10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2008.08.004