K21 : Acrylic or Ceramic?- Investigating the Properties of Calcium Phosphate Cements as Bone-Replacing Material
| Students | Samna Aziz
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| School | HWDSB - Westmount Secondary School - Hamilton |
| Level | Senior 11/12 - Grade 11 |
| Group | Group 10 - 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. |