화학공학소재연구정보센터
Journal of the American Ceramic Society, Vol.90, No.9, 2941-2946, 2007
Effect of aluminum phosphate additions on the crystallization and bioactivity of fluorrichterite glass-ceramics for biomedical applications
This study evaluated the effect of aluminum phosphate (AlPO4) additions on the crystallization behavior and bioactivity of potassium fluorrichterite glasses and glass-ceramics. Four glass compositions with increasing amounts of AlPO4 were melted. Mica and fluorrichterite were present in all glass-ceramics after crystallization. The microstructure consisted of platelet-shaped mica and prismatic fluorrichterite crystals. After incubation in simulated body fluid, a layer consisting of spherical-nanosized particles was present on the surface of the glasses. X-ray diffraction revealed the presence of hydroxyapatite after incubation of the glass and glass-ceramic powders. The addition of AlPO4 promoted mica nucleation and bioactivity in K-fluorrichterite glass-ceramics.