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US 6,960,249 B2Granted
Tetracalcium phosphate (TTCP) having calcium phosphate whisker on surface
AssigneeCalcitec, Inc.
InventorsJiin-Huey Chern Lin, Chien-Ping Ju, Wen-Cheng Chen, Kuan-Liang Lin, I-Chang Wang
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Abstract
A tetracalcium phosphate (TTCP) particle for use in preparing a fast-setting, bioresorbable calcium phosphate cement is disclosed. The TTCP particle has a basic calcium phosphate whiskers or fine crystals on a surface thereof; the basic calcium phosphate whiskers or fine crystals having a Ca/P molar ratio greater than 1.33, and having a length up to about 5000 nm and a width up to about 500 nm.
Claims5
A tetracalcium phosphate (TTCP) particle comprising a basic calcium phosphate whiskers or fine crystals on a surface of said TTCP particle;
- said basic calcium phosphate whiskers or fine crystals having a Ca/P molar ratio greater than 1.33, said whiskers or fine crystals having a length up to about 5000 nm and a width up to about 500 nm.
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