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Preparation and characterization of novel tricalcium silicate bioceramics
Author(s) -
Zhao Wenyuan,
Chang Jiang
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
journal of biomedical materials research part a
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.849
H-Index - 150
eISSN - 1552-4965
pISSN - 1549-3296
DOI - 10.1002/jbm.a.30242
Subject(s) - materials science , ceramic , fracture toughness , sintering , composite material , characterization (materials science) , silicate , flexural strength , bioceramic , toughness , calcium silicate , chemical engineering , nanotechnology , engineering
Novel tricalcium silicate (Ca 3 SiO 5 ) ceramics were successfully fabricated. The mechanical properties of the ceramics were dependent remarkably on sintering temperature. The fracture toughness, Young's modules, and bending strength of Ca 3 SiO 5 ceramics sintered at 1500°C were 1.93 MPa · m 1/2 , 36.7 GPa, and 93.4 MPa, respectively. These findings suggest that the Ca 3 SiO 5 ceramics possess good mechanical properties, and might be a potential bone implant material. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Biomed Mater Res 73A: 86–89, 2005