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Influence of particle size on hardening and handling of a premixed calcium phosphate cement

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Premixed calcium phosphate cements (pCPC) have been developed to circumvent problems related to mixing and transfer of cements in the operating room. In addition, by using pCPC the short working times generally associated with conventional water-mixed cements are avoided. In this work, the influence of particle size on handling and hardening characteristics of a premixed monetite cement has been assessed. The cements were evaluated with respect to their injectability, setting time and compressive strength. It was found that cements with smaller particle sizes were more difficult to inject and had higher compressive strength. Regarding setting time, no clear trend could be discerned. The addition of granules made the cements easier to inject, but setting time was prolonged and lower strengths were obtained. The main findings of this work demonstrate that particle size can be used to control handling and physical properties of premixed cements and that previous knowledge from water-based CPC, regarding effects of particle size, is not directly applicable to premixed CPC.

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The Swedish Research Council and the FP7 NMP project Biodesign are gratefully acknowledged for financial support.

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    Jonas Åberg, Johanna Engstrand & Håkan Engqvist

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Åberg, J., Engstrand, J. & Engqvist, H. Influence of particle size on hardening and handling of a premixed calcium phosphate cement. J Mater Sci: Mater Med 24, 829–835 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10856-013-4855-z

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