Low-Temperature Biomimetic Synthesis of β-Tricalcium Phosphate by Altering pH

Abstract

Biomimetic synthesis of β-tricalcium phosphate (β-TCP) in polyvinyl alcohol is done at a much lower temperature of 450°C compared with conventional synthesis. By varying the pH of the reaction in a patented process for hydroxyapatite synthesis, the authors synthesized β-TCP with controlled particle morphology at a very low temperature. The synthesized powder has been structurally characterized and cell studies with mesenchymal stem cells shows good adhesion.

Keywords:

• β-Tricalcium phosphate
• pH
• polyvinyl alcohol

Acknowledgments

The authors thank CSIR for providing the scholarship for research work and also Dr. Sinha for valuable suggestions.