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Effect of Silicon Dioxide Nanoparticles on the Sintering Properties of Beta-Tricalcium Phosphate Composites
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: Received: 21 November 2023 / Approved: 22 November 2023 / Online: 22 November 2023 (14:51:20 CET)
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Hashimoto, K.; Oiwa, M.; Shibata, H. Effect of Silicon Dioxide Nanoparticles on the Sintering Properties of Beta-Tricalcium Phosphate Composites. Materials 2024, 17, 797. Hashimoto, K.; Oiwa, M.; Shibata, H. Effect of Silicon Dioxide Nanoparticles on the Sintering Properties of Beta-Tricalcium Phosphate Composites. Materials 2024, 17, 797.
Abstract
Abstract: Composite sintered bodies comprising silicon dioxide (SiO2) nanoparticles dispersed in β-tricalcium phosphate (β-TCP) were prepared. The addition of nano-sized colloidal SiO2 to the β-TCP produced well-dispersed secondary phase nanoparticles that promoted densification by suppressing grain growth and increasing volume shrinkage of the sintered bodies. The SiO2 was found not to react with the β-TCP at 1120 °C and the substitution of silicon for phosphorous to produce a solid solution did not occur. This lack of a reaction is ascribed to the absence of avail-able calcium ions to compensate for the increase in charge associated with this substitution. The SiO2 nanoparticles were found to be present near the intersections of grain boundaries in the β-TCP. A β-TCP composite sintered body containing 4.0 wt% SiO2 exhibited a bending strength comparable to that of cortical bone and hence could potentially be used as a bone filling material.
Keywords
β-Tricalcium phosphate; SiO2 particle dispersed β-TCP composite sintered body; densification; nanoparticle dispersion
Subject
Chemistry and Materials Science, Materials Science and Technology
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