Reinforcement of sol-gel processed calcium phosphate cement using functionalised CNTs
Conference Presentation
Authors | Natesan, Kiruthika, Le, Huirong, Tredwin, Christopher and Handy, Richard |
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Type | Conference Presentation |
Abstract | Calcium phosphate is bioactive, biodegradable graft material with excellent biological properties. However, its low strength limits its use to only non-stress application1 . We hypothesized that a composite of calcium phosphate cement reinforced with multiwall carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) could enhance the strength of the material and widen its applications. In this paper we have discussed a simplified process of fabricating calcium phosphate cement by sol-gel technique2 along with the uniform dispersion and incorporation of MWCNTs. As the material can potentially be replaced with new bone after a period of time, it will satisfy the key requirements of an ideal bone graft. |
Calcium phosphate is bioactive, biodegradable graft | |
Keywords | Dental materials; Composites; Mechanics of composites; Nanotubes |
Year | 2014 |
Journal | The 26th Annual Conference of the European Society for Biomaterials (ESB). |
Web address (URL) | http://hdl.handle.net/10545/621108 |
hdl:10545/621108 | |
File | File Access Level Open |
Publication dates | 03 Sep 2014 |
Publication process dates | |
Deposited | 02 Dec 2016, 14:05 |
Contributors | University of Plymouth |
https://repository.derby.ac.uk/item/954q2/reinforcement-of-sol-gel-processed-calcium-phosphate-cement-using-functionalised-cnts
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