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AssigneeVita Special Purpose Corporation
InventorsRonald S. Sapieszko, David H. Dychala, Erik M. Erbe
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Shaped, preferably porous, inorganic bodies are provided which are prepared from a reactive blend. In accordance with one preferred embodiment, the solution is absorbed into a porous sacrificial substrate such as a cellulose sponge. The solution-saturated substrate is heated and an oxidation-reduction reaction occurs thereby forming an inorganic solid. A shaped, inorganic body is formed in situ. Optional, but preferred additional thermal treatment of the shaped, inorganic body removes the organic substrate, leaving an inorganic body that faithfully mimics the porosity, shape, and other physical characteristics of the organic substrate. Inorganic substrates may also be used to good effect. Large varieties of shaped bodies can be prepared in accordance with other embodiments of the invention and such shapes find wide use in surgery, laboratory and industrial processes and otherwise. The invention also provides chemically and morphologically uniform powders, including those having uniformly small sizes.
A method for preparing an inorganic material comprising:
Bioactive and biocompatible calcium phosphate produced by:
A method for preparing an inorganic shaped body comprising:
An inorganic shaped body having substantially uniform macro-, meso- and microporosity together with a pore volume of at least about 30%.
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