Preparation of calcium phosphate cement with an improved setting behavior

In theaimof the development of a calcium phosphate cement (CPC) that allows a sufficiently long kneading time at room temperature while sets promptly at a physiological temperature, the powder components of a CPC of a TeTCP-alpha -TCP-DCPD system were coated with gelatin. The gelatin coating on TeTCP or DCPDcontaining portion effectively retarded the setting reaction at 293K while it did not hinder at 310 K, implying the possibility of CPC with an improved setting behavior. Compressive strength of 41MPa was attained for a gelatin-coated CPC. (C) 2013 The Ceramic Society of Japan and the Korean Ceramic Society. Production and hosting by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.