@inbook{788394535f7b483499e0301d8a1d07fe,
title = "Synthesis and phase stability of silicate-substituted alpha-tricalcium phosphate",
abstract = "Silicate-substituted calcium phosphates have been shown to result in enhanced biological OF performance compared to the corresponding, silicate-free, calcium phosphates. We have produced a range of silicate-substituted alpha-TCP compositions using two different synthesis methods and two different substitution mechanisms. Single phase compositions were only observed for a silicate substitution of 1.3 wt% by both solid state synthesis and aqueous precipitation synthesis, although the latter was the result of a design composition with a higher silicate substitution (3 wt%). The silicate substitution resulted in small changes in the unit cell parameters of the alpha-TCP. More importantly, this small level of silicate substitution had a strong effect on the thermal stability of the alpha-TCP phase, with the silicate substitution stabilising the alpha-polyrnorph to lower temperatures. This has an immediate advantage in that the quenching conditions are not as critical for the production of silicate-substituted alpha-TCP compositions compared to silicate-free alpha-TCP.",
keywords = "hydroxyapatite, silicate, silicon, substitution, X-ray diffraction, CALCIUM PHOSPHATES",
author = "I. Massie and Jan Skakle and Gibson, {Iain Ronald}",
year = "2008",
month = mar,
day = "30",
language = "English",
isbn = "087849457X",
volume = "20",
series = "Key Engineering Materials",
publisher = "Trans Tech Publications Ltd",
pages = "67--70",
editor = "Guy Daculsi and Pierre Layrolle",
booktitle = "Bioceramics",
edition = "1-2",
note = "20th International Symposium on Ceramics in Medicine ; Conference date: 24-10-2007 Through 26-10-2007",
}