Silica- and Zirconia-Hybridized Amorphous Calcium Phosphate: Effect on Transformation to Hydroxyapatite

Published

March 1, 2002

Author(s)

Drago Skrtic, Joseph M. Antonucci, E D. Eanes, R T. Brunworth

Abstract

The goal of this study was to determine the effect that silica- and zirconia have on the stability of bioactive amorphous calcium phosphate (ACP) mineral, I.e., in retarding its transformation to hydroxyapatite (HAP). The glass-forming agents, tetaethoxysilane and zirconyl chloride were introduced individually during the low- temperature preparation of ACP. These hybrid ACPs (Si-ACP and Zr-ACP, respectively) as well as the control, unhybridized ACP (u-ACP), were characterized by X-ray diffraction, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, specific surface area measurements, and chemical analysis (Ca/PO₄ ratio of the solids) before being dispersed in one of the following 4 test solutions: HEPES-buffered (pH=7.40)saline solutions with 0 g/g fluoride (test solution A1), g/g fluoride (test solution A2), and 10 g/g fluoride (test solution A3), or a lactic acid-containing solution (pH=5.10, adjusted with NaOH; test solution B). Aliquots were taken at predetermined time intervals for solution Ca and PO₄analysis. Solids isolated after 30 and 90 min exposure to solution B as well as the final dissolution/transformation products from all four solution experiments were analyzed by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and X-ray diffraction. Regardless of the type of experimental solution used, slower conversion to HAP was observed with the hybrid ACPs compared to u-ACP. The retarding effect of the Si or Zr species in the hybridized ACPs is most probably due to these ions specifically blocking, by adsorption, potential sites for HAP nucleation and growth. The stability of ACP toward HAP conversion increased in the following order; u-ACP

Citation

Journal of Biomedical Materials Research

Volume

59

Issue

No. 4

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Journals

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Keywords

amorphous calcium phosphate, hybridization, silica, zirconia

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Skrtic, D. , Antonucci, J. , Eanes, E. and Brunworth, R. (2002), Silica- and Zirconia-Hybridized Amorphous Calcium Phosphate: Effect on Transformation to Hydroxyapatite, Journal of Biomedical Materials Research, [online], https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=851877 (Accessed April 26, 2024)