Preparation, Physical-Chemical Characterization, and Cytocompatibility of Polymeric Calcium Phosphate Cements

<table class="table-group" id="tab2"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="6"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left" rowspan="2"></td><td align="center" rowspan="2">Zinc polycarboxylate (control group)</td><td align="center" colspan="3">Polymeric calcium phosphate</td><td align="center" rowspan="2">L.S.D.5%</td></tr><tr><td align="center">Type I</td><td align="center">Type II</td><td align="center">Type II</td></tr><tr><td align="center" colspan="6"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">Mean setting time (in minutes) ± SD</td><td align="center">5 ± 1</td><td align="center">5 ± 1</td><td align="center">—</td><td align="center">9 ± 1</td><td align="center">1.30*</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="6"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="table-fn"><td>NB: Type II polymeric CPC (no setting reaction) VLC type. <br/>
                *Significant at 5% level.<br/></td></tr></table>

 The initial setting time (in minutes) of zinc polycarboxylate cement and the three polymeric calcium phosphate cements (CPCs).

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Table 2: Preparation, Physical-Chemical Characterization, and Cytocompatibility of Polymeric Calcium Phosphate Cements 