Abstract:
Study carried to find out chemical and structural
suitability of newly synthesized Eppawala Hydroxyapatite
composite as bone cement, by comparing and contrasting it with
human bone as well as commercially available bone cement,
which is currently used in orthopedic surgeries. Therefore, a
mixture of commercially available bone cement and its liquid
monomer, commercially available Methyl Methacrylate (MMA)
and a mixture of Solid State synthesized Eppawala
Hydroxyapatite powder with commercially available MMA were
prepared as the direct substitution for bone cement. Then
physical and chemical properties including composition,
crystallinity, presence of functional groups, thermal stability,
surface morphology, and microstructural features were examined
compared to human bone. Results show there is a close similarity
between synthesized product and human bone while credenting
high thermal stability, good crystalline, and porous properties
than the commercial product. Finally, study concluded newly
synthesized composite can be applied directly as a substitution
for commercial bone cement.
