US5032552A
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Biomedical material
Assignee: TDK Corp
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Filing: 1989-07-03
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Granted: 1991-07-16
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Expires: 2009-07-03
Abstract
Abstract A biomedical material for use as artificial bone and dental root is provided which takes the form of a sintered composite body comprising a crystalline calcium phosphate matrix and inorganic whiskers dispersed therein. The inorganic whiskers contain at least one oxide selected from the group consisting of silicon oxide, aluminum oxide, calcium oxide and magnesium oxide. The matrix of tricalcium phosphate or apatite preferably has a grain size of 0.05 to 30 μm. The whiskers, typically anorthite and diopside whiskers occupy 0.5 to 95% by area of a cross section of the sintered body, and preferably have a length of 0.05 to 30 μm and an aspect ratio of from 1.2 to 100, with the ratio of matrix grain size to whisker length being 10/1 to 1/10. The material has physical toughness and stength and biomedical affinity. The material is prepared by mixing calcium phosphate and a whisker-forming material or whiskers and sintering the mixture at a temperature of 800° to 1600° C.
Inventors
- 👤 Tohru Nonami
- 👤 Nobuo Yasui
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-10-29 04:58
CPC Classifications
C; C04; C04B; C04B35/00; C04B35/01; C04B35/447; A; A61; A61C; A61C8/00; A61C8/0012; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/02; A61F2/28; A61L; A61L27/00; A61L27/02; A61L27/12; C04B35/16; C04B35/18; C04B35/195; C04B35/20; C04B35/22; C04B35/44; C04B35/622; C04B35/64; C04B35/645; C04B35/71; C04B35/78; C04B35/80; A61F2/30; A61F2/3094; A61F2002/30968; A61F2310/00; A61F2310/00005; A61F2310/00179; A61F2310/00293; C04B2235/00; C04B2235/02; C04B2235/30; C04B2235/32; C04B2235/3205; C04B2235/3206; C04B2235/3208; C04B2235/3212; C04B2235/3217; C04B2235/3222; C04B2235/34; C04B2235/3418; C04B2235/3427; C04B2235/3436; C04B2235/3445; C04B2235/3454; C04B2235/3463; C04B2235/3481; C04B2235/44; C04B2235/444; C04B2235/445; C04B2235/50; C04B2235/52; C04B2235/5208; C04B2235/5216; C04B2235/522; C04B2235/5224; C04B2235/5228; C04B2235/5232; C04B2235/524; C04B2235/5244; C04B2235/526; C04B2235/5268; C04B2235/5276; C04B2235/5296; C04B2235/54; C04B2235/5409; C04B2235/65; C04B2235/656; C04B2235/6565; C04B2235/70; C04B2235/74; C04B2235/77; C04B2235/78; C04B2235/785; C04B2235/786; C04B2235/80; C04B2235/85; C04B2235/96
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
106 words
A biomedical material in the form a sintered composite body comprising a crystalline calcium phosphate matrix having a grain size of 0.05 to 30 μm and inorganic whiskers having a length of 0.05 to 30 μm and an aspect ratio as defined by the length/diameter of from 1.2/1 to 100/1, the ratio of matrix grain size to whisker length ranging from 10/1 to 1/10 dispersed therein, the whiskers occupying 0.5 to 95% by area of a cross section of the sintered body, and the inorganic whiskers being selected from the group consisting of calcium silicate, calcium aluminosilicate, calcium magnesium silicate, calcium aluminate, and magnesium silicate whiskers.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
106 words
A biomedical material in the form a sintered composite body comprising a crystalline calcium phosphate matrix having a grain size of 0.05 to 30 μm and inorganic whiskers having a length of 0.05 to 30 μm and an aspect ratio as defined by the length/diameter of from 1.2/1 to 100/1, the ratio of matrix grain size to whisker length ranging from 10/1 to 1/10 dispersed therein, the whiskers occupying 0.5 to 95% by area of a cross section of the sintered body, and the inorganic whiskers being selected from the group consisting of calcium silicate, calcium aluminosilicate, calcium magnesium silicate, calcium aluminate, and magnesium silicate whiskers.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
14 words
The biomedical material of claim 1 wherein the crystalline calcium phosphate is tricalcium phosphate.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
14 words
The biomedical material of claim 1 wherein the crystalline calcium phosphate is an apatite.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
The biomedical material of claim 3 wherein the crystalline calcium phosphate is hydroxyapatite or fluoroapatite having an atomic calcium-to-phosphorus (Ca/P) ratio of from 165/100 to 175/100.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
24 words
The biomedical material of claim 1 wherein the inorganic whiskers are selected from the group consisting of calcium aluminosilicate and calcium magnesium silicate whiskers.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
15 words
The biomedical material of claim 5 wherein the inorganic whiskers are anorthite or diopside whiskers.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
39 words
The biomedical material of claim 1, wherein an intermediate layer is present between the whiskers and the matrix grains, the intermediate layer containing at least one element present in either one or both of the whiskers and the matrix.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
26 words
The biomedical material of claim 7 wherein the intermediate layer has a continuous or stepwise gradient of concentration and a thickness of up to 3 μm.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
18 words
The biomedical material of claim 1 wherein the whiskers have a degree of orientation of at least 60%.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
23 words
The biomedical material of claim 1, comprising 10-60% by weight of said inorganic whiskers per 100 parts by weight of said sintered body.
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