Abstract
The responses of an osteoblast-like cell line to hydroxyapatite-zinc oxide-polyalkonate cement composites were investigated. The experiments demonstrated that zinc-based cements were cytotoxic in vitro under certain conditions. The setting of these cements involved neutralisation of acid groups on the water-soluble polyacrylic acids (PAA) by the base consisting of zinc oxide or a mixture of zinc oxide and hydroxyapatite (HA). It was found that as the HA content of the cements increased, an increase in the dissolution behaviour of the cements occurred.
| Original language | English (Ireland) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 347-352 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Key Engineering Materials |
| Volume | 218-220 |
| Publication status | Published - 2002 |
| Event | 14th International Symposium on Ceramics in Medicine-Annual Meeting of the International Society for Ceramics in Medicine BIOCERAMICS'01 (ISCM) - Palm Springs, CA, United States Duration: 14 Nov 2001 → 17 Nov 2001 |