Plaster of Paris as a bioresorbable scaffold in implants for bone repair
AssigneeUniversity of North Carolina
InventorsJacob S. Hanker, Bill C. Terry, Wallace W. Ambrose, Cecel R. Lupton
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Abstract
Plaster of Paris is employed to form implants as well as a bioresorbable scaffold for implants and bone repair in animals. In bone repair, the plaster is mixed with a non-bioresorbable calcium source, such as calcium phosphate ceramic, to stimulate bone formation. Plaster may also be used as a medicament implant, encasing the active material for subsequent release to the body.
Claims18
An animal implant comprising a scaffold material composed of Plaster of Paris and a non-bioresorbable calcium material bound within said Plaster of Paris.
A composition suitable for use as a bone implant comprising calcium phosphate ceramic particles and Plaster of Paris as a binder for said particles.
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