Abstract
In this study, production of acrylic bone cement which has high strength by adding hydroxyapatite additive that was produced using two different calcium sources was aimed. Characterizations were performed using XRD, and FT-IR. Thermal behaviors and surface morphologies were determined using DTA/TG and SEM techniques. The addition of hydroxyapatite produced from Ca(OH) 2 and seashell increased the compressive strength (from 74 MPa to 106 MPa and 103 MPa) of the resultant cements respectively. These new bone cements have mechanical strengths comparable with commercially available cements and are believed to be more biocompatible since hydroxyapatite is a natural mineral present in the bone structure.
Keywords
Materials science
Compressive strength
Bone ash
Cement
Nuclear chemistry
Biocompatible material
Chemical engineering
Composite material
Calcium
Mineralogy
Chemistry
Metallurgy
Biomedical engineering
Subject Areas
Turkish Urban and Social Issues
·Urban Studies ·Social Sciences
Turkish Literature and Culture
·Literature and Literary Theory ·Social Sciences
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