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Porous HA-Al2O3 composite characterization using corn starch as a porogen agent

  • 1. Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), SP (Brazil). Faculdade de Engenharia Mecanica. Departamento de Engenharia de Materiais

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The porous ceramics based on hydroxyapatite have great potential for application in bone grafts due to its chemical similarity with the mineral phase of bone tissue, but have poor biomechanical properties, which cause limitations in its applications. This work aims to analyze the structural characteristics of porous ceramics obtained by addition of hydroxyapatite (HA, sintered in the laboratory), Corn Starch (CS, commercial) and Al2O3 (ALCOA), at different temperatures. Samples were made of dense HA (100% HA), porous (70% HA - 30% CS) and with addition of 2.5%, 5% and 7.5% Al2O3 porous composition. The samples were sintered at 1250°C, 1300 deg C and 135 0°C and characterized by: XRF, XRD, SEM and density by the Archimedes method. Concludes It is the possibility of obtaining samples porous HA / Al2O3 using starch as porogenic agent. The temperature and concentration of Al2O3 most appropriate were: 1250°C and 7.5%. (author)

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Original title (Portuguese)
Caracterizacao do composito poroso HA - Al203 utilizando amido de milho como agente porogenico

Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
12 p.
Report number
INIS-BR--16749

Conference

Title
55. Brazilian congress on ceramics
Original Conference Title
55. congresso brasileiro de ceramica
Dates
29 May - 1 Jun 2011
Place
Porto de Galinhas, PE (Brazil)