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ArticleMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2018

Hydroxyapatite Microspheres as an Additive to Enhance Radiopacity, Biocompatibility, and Osteoconductivity of Poly(methyl methacrylate) Bone Cement.

In-Gu Kang, Cheon-Il Park, Hyun Lee, Hyoun-Ee Kim, Sung-Mi Lee

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Article in Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

In-Gu KangDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea. haeronggu@snu.ac.kr.
Cheon-Il ParkDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea. iuy64@snu.ac.kr.
Hyun LeeDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea. akusaya@snu.ac.kr.
Hyoun-Ee KimDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea. kimhe@snu.ac.kr.
Sung-Mi LeeDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University, Seoul 08826, Korea. msbb419@snu.ac.kr.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study demonstrates the utility of hydroxyapatite (HA) microspheres as an additive to enhance the radiopaque properties, biocompatibility, and osteoconductivity of poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA)-based bone cements. HA microspheres were synthesized using spray drying. They had well-defined spherical shapes, thus allowing for the production of PMMA/HA composites with a very high HA content (20 vol % and 40 vol %). The uniform distribution of these HA microspheres in the PMMA matrix resulted in a remarkable increase in compressive modulus (

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bone cementshydroxyapatiteosteoconductivitypoly(methyl methacrylate)radiopaque properties

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PMID29414869
PMCPMC5848955

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