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Bioinorganic Chemistry and Applications
Volume 2012 (2012), Article ID 976495, 9 pages
doi:10.1155/2012/976495
Research Article

Physicochemical Properties and Cellular Responses of Strontium-Doped Gypsum Biomaterials

Amir Pouria,1 Hadis Bandegani,1 Milad Pourbaghi-Masouleh,1 Saeed Hesaraki,1 and Masoud Alizadeh2

1Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials Department, Materials and Energy Research Center, P.O. Box 31787/316, Karaj 3177983634, Iran
2Ceramics Department, Materials and Energy Reserach Center, P.O. Box 31787/316, Karaj 3177983634, Iran

Received 25 January 2012; Accepted 1 April 2012

Academic Editor: Spyros Perlepes

Copyright © 2012 Amir Pouria et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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