Effects of Transient Exposure of Endosteal Bone to Acid or Base on Pre- and Poststorage Zeta-Potentials

Abstract

Prestorage exposure of endosteal bone to pH 3 and pH 10 buffered solutions to determine zeta-potentials did not significantly change zeta-potentials measured a second time prestorage in the same buffers (pH 3 & 7) or at pH 7. However, significant differences were found between some sets of pre- and poststorage values at pH 3 and 7 that could not be readily attributed to either storage (at −80°C) or pH sequence.