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Strontium substitution of gelatin modified calcium hydrogen phosphates as porous hard tissue substitutes
Author(s) -
Kruppke Benjamin,
Heinemann Christiane,
Gebert Annett,
Rohnke Marcus,
Weiß Manuel,
Henß Anja,
Wiesmann HansPeter,
Hanke Thomas
Publication year - 2021
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.37057
Subject(s) - strontium , brushite , calcium , materials science , dissolution , precipitation , tobermorite , nuclear chemistry , mineralogy , inorganic chemistry , chemistry , metallurgy , cement , organic chemistry , physics , meteorology
Abstract Aiming at the generation of a high strontium‐containing degradable bone substitute, the exchange of calcium with strontium in gelatin‐modified brushite was investigated. The ion substitution showed two mineral groups, the high‐calcium containing minerals with a maximum measured molar Ca/Sr ratio of 80%/20% (mass ratio 63%/37%) and the high‐strontium containing ones with a maximum measured molar Ca/Sr ratio of 21%/79% (mass ratio 10%/90%). In contrast to the high‐strontium mineral phases, a high mass loss was observed for the calcium‐based minerals during incubation in cell culture medium (alpha‐MEM), but also an increase in strength owing to dissolution and re‐precipitation. This resulted for the former in a decrease of cation concentration (Ca + Sr) in the medium, while the pH value decreased and the phosphate ion concentration rose significantly. The latter group of materials, the high‐strontium containing ones, showed only a moderate change in mass and a decrease in strength, but the Ca + Sr concentration remained permanently above the initial calcium concentration in the medium. This might be advantageous for a future planned application by supporting bone regeneration on the cellular level.