Characterization of Biphasic Calcium Phosphate doped with Zirconia

摘要

Calcium phosphate ceramics have gained wide-spread attention due to their compositional and structural similarity to the mineralized constituent in hard tissues. Hydroxyapatite is the main mineral constituent of natural bone, and thus synthetic calcium phosphate ceramics may create an excellent bond with natural tissue and can even stimulate new bone growth. Biphasic Calcium Phosphate (BCP) is a mixture of HA and P-TCP that has been used extensively for dental applications and bone grafts. BCP is bioactive and bioresorbable materials that can be controlled by manipulating the HA to P-TCP ratio. Another advantage of BCP is the strong direct bonding with host bone.