Abstract :

Over the years, many researchers have been working to replicate the mineral phase of bone to speed up bone creation and regeneration. It has been established that calcium phosphate crystals and several ions, including fluoride, carbonate, magnesium, sodium, silicon, and strontium, make up the mineral phase of bone. Comparable to amorphous biologic precursors of bone minerals, the Tricalcium Phosphates (TCP) have a Ca/P molar ratio of 1.5. New bone development has taken the place of the resorbed β-TCP. The fact that -TCP is replaced by natural bone when compared to other biomedical materials that are not resorbed demonstrates its advantages. The current work's goals were to synthesize -TCP and to investigate the impact of Sr substitution on it. For this calcium-deficient apatite formation, precipitation was attempted, and then calcination was done at 900º C for phase conversion. Analysis of the synthesized sample by XRD and FT-IR confirmed the formation of DCPA as the major phase, along with a minor content of HA. On calcination in the absence of Sr, β-TCP formed the major phase and β-CCP was the minor phase. On the other hand, the sample containing Sr, β-CCP was the major phase when compared to β-TCP. Sr reduced the conversion of DCPA into β-TCP.