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Biocompatible composite material and a method for producing the same
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1989-11-07
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Granted: 1991-12-31
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Expires: 2009-11-07
Abstract
Abstract A biocompatible composite material comprising a substrate having a glass-hydroxyapatite ceramic layer disposed thereon, and optionally having an intermediate glass layer between the substrate and the layer. The glass-hydroxyapatite ceramic layer comprises a continuous glass phase having a hydroxyapatite ceramic dispersed therein, said hydroxyapatite ceramic having a calcium/phosphorous molar ratio of 1.50 to 1.75, wherein said hydroxyapatite ceramic is comprised mainly of hydroxyapatite. The surface portion of the layer is in a roughened state having voids and having the hydroxyapatite ceramic exposed. The composite material may be produced by a method comprising applying a blend of a powdery glass with a hydroxyapatite ceramic to the surface of a substrate with or without a glass layer disposed thereon, firing the resulting coated substrate and subjecting the fired coated substrate to an etching action with an acid. The composite material is useful as a bone substitute material for the reconsutrction of bone defects.
Inventors
- 👤 Shigeo Maruno
- 👤 Seiji Ban
- 👤 Hisashi Iwata
- 👤 Haruo Ito
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-11-09 03:22
CPC Classifications
C; C23; C23D; C23D5/00; A; A61; A61L; A61L27/00; A61F; A61F2/00; A61F2/02; A61F2/28; A61F2/30; A61K; A61K6/00; A61K6/50; A61K6/54; A61K6/58; A61K6/70; A61K6/78; A61K6/80; A61K6/802; A61K6/807; A61K6/813; A61K6/816; A61K6/818; A61K6/831; A61K6/833; A61K6/838; A61L27/28; A61L27/30; A61L27/32; C03; C03C; C03C14/00; C03C14/004; C03C3/00; C03C3/04; C03C3/076; C03C3/089; C03C3/091; A61F2310/00; A61F2310/00389; A61F2310/00592; A61F2310/00796; C03C2214/00; C03C2214/04
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 15
Claim 1
Independent Claim
309 words
A biocompatible composite material comprising a substrate having an inorganic glass-hydroxyapatite ceramic layer disposed thereon directly or through an intermediate layer, said intermediate layer consisting essentially of an inorganic glass being bonded to each of the opposing surfaces of the substrate and the inorganic glass-hydroxyapatite ceramic layer; said inorganic glass-hydroxyapatite ceramic layer consisting essentially of a continuous inorganic glass phase having a hydroxyapatite ceramic dispersed therein, said hydroxyapatite ceramic having a calcium/phosphorus molar ratio of 1.50 to 1.75, wherein said hydroxyapatite ceramic consists essentially of hydroxyapatite, and wherein the surface portion of said glass-hydroxyapatite ceramic layer is in a roughened state having voids and having the hydroxyapatite ceramic of the glass-hydroxyapatite ceramic layer exposed; said glass-hydroxyapatite ceramic layer having an inorganic glass content of from 50 to 85% by weight when the inorganic glass-hydroxyapatite ceramic layer is directly disposed on the substrate; said inorganic glass-hydroxyapatite ceramic layer having a glass content of from 30 to 85% by weight when the inorganic glass-hydroxyapatite ceramic layer is disposed on the substrate through said intermediate layer; said inorganic glass being selected from the group consisting of an alumina borosilicate glass and an aluminosilicate glass, said alumina borosilicate glass containing 75 to 85% by weight of a mixture of SiO 2 , B 2 O 3 and Al 2 O 3 , based on the weight of the glass, and 14 to 20% by weight of at least one alkali metal oxide and/or at least one alkaline earth metal oxide, based on the weight of the glass, said alumino-silicate glass containing 60 to 75% by weight of a mixture of SiO 2 and Al 2 O 3 , based on the weight of the glass, and 14 to 20% by weight of at least one alkali metal oxide and/or at least one alkaline earth metal oxide, based on the weight of the glass.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
309 words
A biocompatible composite material comprising a substrate having an inorganic glass-hydroxyapatite ceramic layer disposed thereon directly or through an intermediate layer, said intermediate layer consisting essentially of an inorganic glass being bonded to each of the opposing surfaces of the substrate and the inorganic glass-hydroxyapatite ceramic layer; said inorganic glass-hydroxyapatite ceramic layer consisting essentially of a continuous inorganic glass phase having a hydroxyapatite ceramic dispersed therein, said hydroxyapatite ceramic having a calcium/phosphorus molar ratio of 1.50 to 1.75, wherein said hydroxyapatite ceramic consists essentially of hydroxyapatite, and wherein the surface portion of said glass-hydroxyapatite ceramic layer is in a roughened state having voids and having the hydroxyapatite ceramic of the glass-hydroxyapatite ceramic layer exposed; said glass-hydroxyapatite ceramic layer having an inorganic glass content of from 50 to 85% by weight when the inorganic glass-hydroxyapatite ceramic layer is directly disposed on the substrate; said inorganic glass-hydroxyapatite ceramic layer having a glass content of from 30 to 85% by weight when the inorganic glass-hydroxyapatite ceramic layer is disposed on the substrate through said intermediate layer; said inorganic glass being selected from the group consisting of an alumina borosilicate glass and an aluminosilicate glass, said alumina borosilicate glass containing 75 to 85% by weight of a mixture of SiO 2 , B 2 O 3 and Al 2 O 3 , based on the weight of the glass, and 14 to 20% by weight of at least one alkali metal oxide and/or at least one alkaline earth metal oxide, based on the weight of the glass, said alumino-silicate glass containing 60 to 75% by weight of a mixture of SiO 2 and Al 2 O 3 , based on the weight of the glass, and 14 to 20% by weight of at least one alkali metal oxide and/or at least one alkaline earth metal oxide, based on the weight of the glass.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
79 words
The composite material according to claim 1, wherein said glass-hydroxyapatite ceramic layer comprises a plurality of sub-layers each comprising a continuous glass phase having a hydroxyapatite ceramic dispersed therein, said sub-layers having different hydroxyapatite ceramic contents which are increased from the innermost sub-layer toward the outermost sub-layer, and wherein the surface portion of the outermost sub-layer of said glass-hydroxyapatite ceramic layer is in a roughened state having voids and having the hydroxyapatite ceramic of the glass-hydroxyapatite ceramic layer exposed.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
146 words
The composite material according to claim 1, wherein said glass-hydroxyapatite ceramic layer comprises at least three sub-layers each comprising a continuous glass phase having a hydroxyapatite ceramic dispersed therein, said sub-layers including at least one combination of at least two mutually adjacent sub-layers of which the hydroxyapatite ceramic contents are identical with each other and having different hydroxyapatite ceramic contents between at least two mutually adjacent sub-layers, in which the hydroxyapatite ceramic contents of the sub-layers constituting the entire glass-hydroxyapatite ceramic layer are increased from the innermost sub-layer toward the outermost sub-layer through at least one sub-layer of which the hydroxyapatite ceramic content is identical with that of a sub-layer immediately preceding said sub-layer, and wherein the surface portion of the outermost sub-layer of said glass-hydroxyapatite ceramic layer is in a roughened state having voids and having the hydroxyapatite ceramic of the glass-hydroxyapatite ceramic layer exposed.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
26 words
The composite material according to claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein said glass of the glass-hydroxyapatite ceramic layer comprises a borosilicate glass or an aluminosilicate glass.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
87 words
The composite material according to claim 4, wherein said borosilicate glass comprises from 75 to 85% by weight of a mixture of SiO 2 , B 2 O 3 and Al 2 O 2 , based on the weight of the glass, and from 14 to 20% by weight, based on the weight of the glass, of at least one metal oxide, in which the metal of the metal oxide is a member selected from the group consisting of an alkali metal and an alkaline earth metal.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
82 words
The composite material according to claim 4, wherein said aluminosilicate glass comprises from 60 to 75% by weight of a mixture of SiO 2 and Al 2 O 3 , based on the weight of the glass, and from 14 to 20% by weight, based on the weight of the glass, of at least one metal oxide in which the metal of the metal oxide is a member selected from the group consisting of an alkali metal and an alkaline earth metal.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
29 words
The composite material according to any one of claim 1 to 3, wherein said substrate is selected from the group consisting of a metallic substrate and a ceramic substrate.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
14 words
The composite material according to claim 7, wherein said substrate is a metallic substrate.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
17 words
The composite material according to claim 8, wherein said metallic substrate comprises Ti or a Ti alloy.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
15 words
The composite material according to claim 9, wherein said Ti alloy comprises Ti and Al.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
35 words
The composite material according to claim 8, wherein said glass of the glass-hydroxyapatite ceramic layer has a linear thermal expansion coefficient which corresponds to from about 80 to 95% of that of the metallic substrate.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
36 words
The composite material according to claim 11, wherein said glass of the glass-hydroxyapatite ceramic layer has a linear thermal expansion coefficient which corresponds to from about 90 to about 95% of that of the metallic substrate.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
34 words
The composite material according to claim 8, wherein said glass of the intermediate layer has a linear thermal expansion coefficient which corresponds to from about 80 to 95% of that of the metallic substrate.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
35 words
The composite material according to claim 13, wherein said glass of the intermediate layer has a linear thermal expansion coefficient which corresponds to from about 90 to about 95% of that of the metallic substrate.
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