K21 : Acrylic or Ceramic?- Investigating the Properties of Calcium Phosphate Cements as Bone-Replacing Material


Students Samna Aziz
School HWDSB - Westmount Secondary School - Hamilton
Level Senior 11/12 - Grade 11
Group Group 11 - Engineering and Computing IV
Abstract Due to their compatible biological properties, fast-setting time, and degradability, calcium phosphate cements serve as potential bone-replacing material for acrylic bone cements, typically consisting of PMMA which risk releasing toxic residual monomers and non-degradable particles. A bone cement solution consisting of ceramic materials tricalcium phosphate and monocalcium phosphate was developed and the properties tested.
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