Author:Wepnener, I; Richter, W; Joubert, ADate:01 Sep 2010Strong, bioinert materials have always been the focus for bone replacement and repair. This practice has since moved towards materials that can mimic living tissue and aid the healing process (i.e. be replaced by natural bone); thus materials ...Read more
Author:Chetty, A; Wepener, I; Marei, MK; Kamary, YE; Moussa, RMDate:Aug 2012Hydroxyapatite (HA) has been extensively investigated and used in bone clinical application for more than four decades. The increasing interest in HA is due to its similar chemical composition to that of the inorganic component of natural ...Read more
Author:Yang, Y; Mkhonto, D; Cui, Q; Sahai, NDate:May 2011Bone sialoprotein (BSP) is an acidic, non-collagenous protein specific to bone proposed previously to promote hydroxyapatite (HAP) nucleation and modulate HAP nanocrystal growth. Specifically, two phosphorylated acidic amino acid sequences ...Read more
Author:Nilen, RWN; Richter, PWDate:Apr 2008Biphasic calcium phosphate ceramics (BCP) comprising a mix of non-resorbable hydroxyapatite (HA) and resorbable b-tricalcium phosphate (b-TCP) are particularly suitable materials for synthetic bone substitute applications. In this study, HA ...Read more