The mechanical properties of monoliths of calcium-deficient and carbonated hydroxyapatite formed by dissolution-precipitation reactions at 38°C have been determined. Particulate solid reactants were mixed at liquid-to-solid weight ratios of 0.11 and 0.2 and pressed into various configurations on which mechanical tests were carried out. Testing was performed on wet had formed. Calcium-deficient hydroxyapatite produced at a liquid-to-solids ratio of 0.11 exhibited a tensile strength as high as 18 MPa, an average compressive strength of 174 MPa and a Young's modulus of 6 GPa. These values were lower when a larger proportion of water (liquid-to-solid 0.2) was used in sample preparation. However, the compressive strengths of calcium-deficient hydroxyapatite prepared at 38°C are comparable to the compressive strengths of sintered hydroxyapatite containing an equivalent total porosity. Carbonated hydroxyapatite showed mechanical properties inferior to those exhibited by calcium-deficient material. These differences appear to be related to the microstructural variations between these compositions.
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Martin, R.I., Brown, P.W. Mechanical properties of hydroxyapatite formed at physiological temperature. J Mater Sci: Mater Med 6, 138–143 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00120289
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