Abstract
Resorbable monophase ceramics and ceramic composites based on calcium pyrophosphate (CPP, Ca2P2O7), tricalcium phosphate (TCP, Ca3(PO4)2), and hydroxyapatite (HAp, Ca10(PO4)6(OH)2) were prepared via thermal treatment of a HAp (Ca/P = 1.67) and CPP (Ca/P=1) mixture. High-temperature solid-state reaction between HAp and CPP leading to TCP formation was studied within the range 700–800 °C. The metastable α-TCP phase was observed in this range as a product of the solid-state reaction. The reaction had been completed before sintering of the powders started. The microstructure of CPP/TCP composites was found to be duplex-like, consisting of large CPP grains with smaller TCP grains among CPP ones. In the case of the monophase ceramics with starting HAp/CPP ratio corresponding to TCP, grain size was less than 300 nm.
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