Journal
BIOMATERIALS
Volume 23, Issue 4, Pages 1073-1080Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/S0142-9612(01)00219-8
Keywords
hydroxyapatite; tricalcium phosphates; calcination; sintering
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The calcination and natural sintering of calcium deficient hydroxyapatite powders Ca10-x(PO4)(6-x)(HPO4)(OH)(2-x) (with 0 less than or equal tox less than or equal to1) were studied. For temperature below 700 degreesC, particle coalescence occurs without densification. The particle coalescence is associated with a reduction of the specific surface area. This surface decreases all the more as the Ca/P molar ratio of the powder is small. The mechanism agrees with a transfer of matter occurring by superficial diffusion. which is enhanced by the augmentation of vacancies in the apatitic structure (i.e. by a decrease of the Ca/P ratio). The sintering of compacted powders begins at 700 degreesC. At the same temperature, the calcium deficient hydroxyapatites dissociate into biphasic mixtures of hydroxyapatite and tricalcium phosphate. The sintering is slowed down when the content of TCP in the biphasic Mixture increases. In parallel, the grain size increases. This result relates to the augmentation of the coalescence of particles at low temperature.(C) 2001 Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
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