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Solubility Properties of Hydroxyapatite Doped with Divalent and Trivalent Ions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 February 2011

Jennifer L. Smith ,
Elizabeth A. Massa-Schlueter  and
Thomas J. Webster
Jennifer L. Smith
Affiliation:
School of Chemical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, U.S.A.
Elizabeth A. Massa-Schlueter
Affiliation:
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, U.S.A.
Thomas J. Webster
Affiliation:
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 47907, U.S.A.
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Abstract

Hydroxyapatite (HA) is a bone-like ceramic with good cytocompatibility properties and, consequently, has been used as coatings for dental and orthopedic implants. However, the main limitation of using HA as a coating material is its high calcium dissolution rate. The present study investigated an assortment of dopants in order to lower the calcium dissolution rate of HA. The HA dopants used in the present study were divalent (magnesium and zinc) and trivalent (yttrium, lanthanum, indium, and bismuth) cations. In a 21 day study, undoped HA and HA doped with magnesium (Mg), lanthanum (La), and bismuth (Bi) were found to increase in mass while formulations doped with zinc (Zn), indium (In), and yttrium (Y) were found to decrease in mass. Decreased mass may be due to loss of a number of chemical groups (such as calcium, phosphorous, and hydroxyl groups). Studies were also performed to specifically evaluate calcium dissolution. The divalent and trivalent-doped HA averaged samples had calcium concentrations in the supernatant consistently below the undoped HA samples suggesting lower calcium dissolution rate for all doped formulations. The results of the present study demonstrated that of those dopants tested that increased in mass, HA doped with Bi had the lowest amount of calcium released into the supernatant media. Since calcium has been shown to increase adsorption of proteins important for new bone growth, the present study provided evidence that to decrease the calcium dissolution rate of HA, dopants should be used, particularly Bi.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 735: Symposium C – Bioinspired Nanoscale Hybrid Systems , 2002 , C11.7
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2003

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