Calcium phosphates in biomedical applications: materials for the future?
Max Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces · Max Planck Society · +3 more institutions
Abstract
Our populations are aging. Some experts predict that 30% of hospital beds will soon be occupied by osteoporosis patients. Statistics show that 20% of patients suffering from an osteoporotic hip fracture do not survive the first year after surgery, all this showing that there is a tremendous need for better therapies for diseased and damaged bone. Human bone consists for about 70% of calcium phosphate (CaP) mineral, therefore CaPs are the materials of choice to repair damaged bone. To do this successfully, the process of CaP biomineralization and the interaction of CaPs and biological environment in the body need to be fully understood. First commercial CaP bone graft substitutes were launched 40 years ago, and…
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- 31.45
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- 100%
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- 390
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4Topics & keywords
- Calcium
- Materials science
- Nanotechnology
- Metallurgy