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A ceramic composite derived from high-grade rock phosphate as a substitution for human bone

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dc.contributor.author Hapuhinna, K.
dc.contributor.author Gunaratne, R.D.
dc.contributor.author Pitawala, J.
dc.date.accessioned 2022-02-03T09:40:19Z
dc.date.available 2022-02-03T09:40:19Z
dc.date.issued 2019
dc.identifier.citation Hapuhinna, K.,Gunaratne, R.D. and Pitawala, J. (2019)."A ceramic composite derived from high-grade rock phosphate as a substitution for human bone", Materials Technology en_US
dc.identifier.issn 1066-7857
dc.identifier.uri http://dr.lib.sjp.ac.lk/handle/123456789/9856
dc.description.abstract This study is focused on to find out chemical and structural suitability of newly synthesised ceramic-embedded polymer composite as bone cement. Synthesised ceramic is derived from high-grade rock phosphate and is a form of hydroxyapatite prepared using sol–gel technique, alcoholic route. A mixture of commercially available bone cement and its liquid monomer, commercially available methyl methacrylate (MMA) and a mixture of sol–gel-synthesised Eppawala hydroxyapatite (SGHAp) powder with commercially available MMA was prepared. 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 that there is a close similarity between newly synthesised product and human bone. Also it has credent high thermal stability and good crystalline properties than the commercial product. The study concluded that newly synthesised SGHAp-embedded MMA composite can be used directly as a substitution for human bone. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher Materials Technology en_US
dc.subject Eppawala hydroxyapatite; bone cement; methyl methacrylate; orthopaedics; human bone en_US
dc.title A ceramic composite derived from high-grade rock phosphate as a substitution for human bone en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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