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  • Title: Mechanical performance and osteoblast-like cell responses of fluorine-substituted hydroxyapatite and zirconia dense composite.
    Author: Kim HW, Knowles JC, Li LH, Kim HE.
    Journal: J Biomed Mater Res A; 2005 Mar 01; 72(3):258-68. PubMed ID: 15666364.
    Abstract:
    A fluorine-substituted hydroxyapatite (FHA) and zirconia (ZrO(2)) dense composite (50:50 by volume) was fabricated, and its feasibility for hard tissue applications was investigated in terms of its mechanical properties and osteoblast-like cell (MG63) responses in vitro. The incorporation of fluorine into the hydroxyapatite (HA) structure was highly effective in producing a completely dense apatite-ZrO(2) composite through a pressureless sintering route, by preventing the thermal degradation of the apatite and ZrO(2). The resultant FHA-ZrO(2) dense composite had excellent mechanical properties, such as flexural strength (310 MPa), fracture toughness (3.4 MPam(1/2)), hardness (10 GPa), and elastic modulus (160 GPa). The flexural strength and fracture toughness of the composite showed a noticeable improvement by a factor of approximately 4 with respect to the pure apatites (HA and FHA). The MG63 cellular responses to the composite were assessed in terms of the cell proliferation (cell number and [(3)H]-thymidine incorporation) and differentiation (alkaline phosphatase activity, osteocalcin, and collagen production). The cells on the FHA-ZrO(2) composite spread and grew well, and proliferated actively during the culture period. The expression of alkaline phosphatase, osteocalcin, and collagen by the cells on the composite showed a similar trend to that on the pure apatites, although slight down-regulations were observed, implying that the FHA-ZrO(2) 50:50 composite retains the osteoblastic functionality and traits of the pure HA ceramics to a high degree. This finding, in conjunction with the considerable improvements in mechanical properties, supports the extended use of this composite for hard tissue applications.
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