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A procedure was designed to prepare porosity-graded hydroxyapatite (HA) ceramics simulating the bimodal structure of natural bone, which could be used to build a cage that would promote the reconstruction of the anterior column after vertebrectomy or corpectomy in tumor and trauma surgery. HA ceramics with controllable pore size distribution and porosity were developed by using chitosan and Poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) as the pore-forming agents. HA ceramics with worthwhile properties such as a wide range of volume porosity (10–50%) and pore size (nanometer to 400 μm) can be obtained from this method, which allows the fabrication of HA ceramics with desirable porous characteristics simulating the bimodal natural bone architecture expected to provide advantages for bony fusion in the intervertebral foramina. When coated with chitosan–gelatin network, the bending strength of the porous HA ceramics significantly improved. The polymer network coated porous HA have potential application in the construction of cages for spinal operations. ©2003 Kluwer Acadamic Publishers
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Lu, W.W., Zhao, F., Luk, K.D.K. et al. Controllable porosity hydroxyapatite ceramics as spine cage: fabrication and properties evaluation. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine 14, 1039–1046 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:JMSM.0000004000.56814.9e
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