Near net-shape fabrication of hydroxyapatite glass composites

Q. Zhu, G. With, de, L. Dortmans, F. Feenstra

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Abstract

Near net-shape fabrication of hydroxyapatite (HA) glass composites has been attempted by infiltrating a glass into porous HA performs. Main efforts were put to develop glasses that are chemically compatible with HA at elevated temperatures. After extensive investigations in the phosphate and borosilicate systems, glasses of (50-55)SiO2-(20-25)B2O3-(10-20)Li2O-(0-6)CaO (wt%) composition were successfully developed. The glass shows good chemical compatibility with HA at elevated temperatures. Dense HA/glass composites can be fabricated at 850–950 ¿C by the melt infiltration process. Investigations demonstrated a good near net-shape capability of the process, where the linear shrinkage induced by the infiltration process is less than 0.1%. Preliminary mechanical tests showed that the fracture strength and toughness of the infiltrated HA/glass composite are comparable with dense HA.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1187-1191
Number of pages4
JournalJournal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine
Volume15
Issue number11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2004

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