Calcium-based bone cement formula with enhanced non-dispersive ability
A calcium-based bone cement formula having a powder component and a setting liquid component with a liquid to powder ratio of 0.20 ml/g to 0.50 ml/g is provided, wherein the powder component includes tetracalcium phosphate. The bone cement formula further contains, based on the total weight of the bone cement formula, 0.01-1% of poly(acrylic acid) having a repeating unit of —(CH 2 —C(COOH)H)n-, wherein n=50-50000.
1. A hardened block of a calcium-based bone cement formula consisting of a powder component, a liquid solution with a liquid to powder ratio of 0.20 ml/g to 0.50 ml/g, and, based on the total weight of the bone cement formula, 0.01-1% of poly(acrylic acid) having a repeating unit of —(CH2-C(COOH)H)n-, wherein n=50-50000, wherein the powder component consists of tetracalcium phosphate (TTCP) and dicalcium phosphate, or the powder component consists of TTCP, dicalcium phosphate and a calcium sulfate source, wherein a molar ratio of the TTCP to the dicalcium phosphate is of about 0.5 to about 2.5, and a content of the calcium sulfate source is of 5-65%, based on the total weight of the TTCP, dicalcium phosphate and the calcium phosphate source, and wherein the calcium sulfate source is calcium sulfate hemihydrate (CSH), calcium sulfate dehydrate (CSD), or anhydrous calcium sulfate,
wherein the liquid solution comprises ammonium ion (NH 4 + ) in a concentration of about 0.075 M to 3 M, and
wherein the liquid solution is a solution of NH 4 H 2 PO 4 , (NH 4 ) 2 HPO 4 , (NH 4 ) 3 PO 4 .3H 2 O, (NH 4 ) 3 PO 4 , or a mixture solution of two or more of NH 4 H 2 PO 4 , (NH 4 ) 2 HPO 4 , (NH 4 ) 3 PO 4 .3H 2 O, and (NH 4 ) 3 PO 4 .
2. The hardened block of bone cement formula of claim 1 , wherein n=1000-5000.
3. The hardened block of bone cement formula of claim 1 , wherein n=1500-2500.
4. The hardened block of bone cement formula of claim 1 , wherein the dicalcium phosphate is dicalcium phosphate anhdydrous (DCPA).
5. The hardened block of bone cement formula of claim 1 , wherein the molar ratio of TTCP to dicalcium phosphate is about 1.0.
6. The hardened block of bone cement formula of claim 1 , wherein the liquid solution is a solution of (NH 4 ) 2 HPO 4 .