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COREM COMPOSITE MATRIX BEHAVIOUR IN SIMULATED BODY FLUID

A. Griciuc1, T. Popescu-Negreanu2, R. Grecu3, V. Simon1,*

Affiliation

  1. Babes-Bolyai University, Faculty of Physics, 400084 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
  2. PONETI, 031307 Bucuresti, Romania
  3. Raluca Ripan Institute of Chemistry, 400294 Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Abstract

This paper investigates the physical properties of the bioactive Corem composite matrix mainly consisting of fluorohydroxyapatite, wollastonite and collagen, as an effective scaffold material for bone restoration. Optical micrographs show the material building before and after immersion in simulated body fluid. X-ray diffraction patterns reveal the preponderance of hydroxyapatite and wollastonite crystalline phases. The functional silicate and phosphate groups were identified by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy..

Keywords

Hydroxyapatite, Wollastonite, Simulated body fluid, Microstructure.

Submitted at: Aug. 22, 2005
Accepted at: Nov. 24, 2005

Citation

A. Griciuc, T. Popescu-Negreanu, R. Grecu, V. Simon, COREM COMPOSITE MATRIX BEHAVIOUR IN SIMULATED BODY FLUID, Journal of Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials Vol. 7, Iss. 6, pp. 2827-2830 (2005)