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

Table 4

Mean diametral tensile strength and standard deviation of hydroxyapatite cement and the two polymeric calcium phosphate cements (CPCs) [the value in parenthesis are in MPa].

Cement Types		30 min	1 hour	4 hrs	24 hrs	1 week	2 weeks
Control Hydroxyapatite cement		(1.56)±0.18	(1.86)±0.30	(1.96)±0.40	(1.36)±0.10	(2.99)±0.80	(1.51)±0.20
Calcium phosphate Cements (CPCs)	CPC-1	(8.57)±2.84	(11.43)±2.41	(12.38)±2.04	(13.81)±2.36	(15.63)±2.84	(13.77)±2.89
	CPC-2	(12.94)±1.99	(15.75)±1.44	(16.31)±2.02	(21.12)±2.99	(17.96)±2.17	(17.28)±2.89
	LSD 5%	2.72∗	2.72∗	2.65∗	2.63∗	2.64∗	2.84∗

∗Significant at 5% level.