Journal
CEMENT AND CONCRETE RESEARCH
Volume 56, Issue -, Pages 69-74Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.cemconres.2013.11.001
Keywords
Hydration; Microstructure; Compressive strength; Degradation; MgO
Funding
- China Scholarship council
- Central South University
- European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)
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Magnesium oxychloride cement (MOC) has been used in civil engineering for more than 100 years, but its application has been limited by its poor water resistance. This property, however, could be exploited in the formulation of a resorbable orthopaedic biomaterial. In this study, H3PO4 was added to control the degradation process of MOC to provide a predictable and clinically appropriate resorption time. The effects of H3PO4 on the phases, microstructures, mechanical properties, hydration and degradation of MOC have been evaluated. The results revealed that the crystalline phases in MOC before and after adding H3PO4 were the same, but that the needle-like phase 5 (5 Mg(OH)(2) center dot MgCl2 center dot 8H(2)O) crystals were formed more extensively in MOC with H3PO4 than that in MOC without H3PO4. Furthermore, the addition of H3PO4 was shown to retard the hydration process. H3PO4 did significantly improve the water resistance of MOC though its addition resulting in a reduction in compressive strength. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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