Role of acid attack in the in vitro bioactivity of a glass-ceramic of the 3CaO.P2O5-CaO.SiO2-CaO.MgO.2SiO2 system.
basic_science · Level V
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Abstract
A non-bioactive glass-ceramic (GC13) that contains hydroxyapatite (Ca5(PO4)3OH), diopside (CaMg(SiO3)2) and althausite (Mg2 PO4OH) as crystalline phases has been obtained by thermal treatment of a parent bioactive glass (G13) of nominal composition (wt%) 40.0 CaO-34.5 SiO2-16.5 P2O5-8.5 MgO-0.5CaF2. To induce bioactivity, GC13 was chemically treated with 1 M HCl for different periods of time. After chemical etching the in vitro studies showed formation of an apatite-like surface layer. In this article the influence of etching time both on the surface composition of the glass-ceramic and on the growth rate of the apatite layer is studied. It is concluded that the presence of hydroxyapatite in the glass-ceramic, associated to microstructural fluctuations, can favour apatite deposition in vitro.
Medical subject headings
- Apatites
- Biocompatible Materials
- Ceramics
- Durapatite
- Hydrochloric Acid