International Journal of Biomaterials

Research Article

Polymeric-Calcium Phosphate Cement Composites-Material Properties: In Vitro and In Vivo Investigations

Table 1

Composition of the materials used in this study.
MaterialCompositionTrade nameManufacturer
Calcium hydrogen orthophosphate anhydrousMallinckrodt Baker, Inc. Phillipsburg, NJ, USA
Calcium carbonateMallinckrodt Baker, Inc. Phillipsburg, NJ, USA
Monocalcium phosphate monobasic (MCPM)Calcium Phosphate MonobasicSigma Chemical Laboratories, St. Louis, MO, USA
Calcium oxideAdwic Laboratory Chemicals Cairo, Egypt
Calcium nitrateCa 4H2O FW 236.15Sigma Chemical Laboratories, St. Louis, MO, USA
Ammonium phosphate HPO4 FW 132.06Sigma Chemical Laboratories, St. Louis, MO, USA
Polymethyl-vinyl ether-maleic anhydrate copolymer (PMVE-Ma)Sigma Chemical Laboratories, St. Louis, MO, USA
Polyacrylic acid  kDa; Water content: 2.9 wt%Sigma Chemicals, St. Louis, MO, USA
Bone Source ClassicSelf-setting osteoconductive hydroxyapatite (HA)Stryker Leibinger Gmb & Co. KG, Freiburg, Germany