beta-tricalcium phosphate (beta-TCP) is one of the most common bioceramics, widely applied in bone cements and implants. Herein we synthesized beta-TCP by solid state reaction in the presence of increasing amounts of two biologically active ions, namely strontium and zinc, in order to clarify the structural modifications induced by ionic substitution. The results of X-ray diffraction analysis indicate that zinc can substitute for calcium into a beta-TCP structure up to about 10 at% inducing a reduction of the cell parameters, whereas the substitution occurs up to about 80 at% in the case of strontium, which provokes a linear increase of the lattice constants, and a slight modification into a more symmetric structure. Rietveld refinements and solid-state P-31 NMR spectra demonstrate that the octahedral Ca(5) is the site of beta-TCP preferred by the small zinc ion. ATR-FTIR results indicate that zinc substitution provokes a disorder of beta-TCP structure. At variance with the behavior of zinc, strontium completely avoids Ca(5) site even at high concentration, whereas it exhibits a clear preference for Ca(4) site. The infrared absorption bands of beta-TCP show a general shift towards lower wavenumbers on increasing strontium content. Particularly significant is the shift of the infrared symmetric stretching band at 943 cm(-1) due to P(1), that is the phosphate more involved in Ca(4) coordination, which further supports the occupancy preference of strontium.

Strontium and Zinc Substitution in beta-Tricalcium Phosphate: An X-ray Diffraction, Solid State NMR and ATR-FTIR Study

Gazzano Massimo;
2019

Abstract

beta-tricalcium phosphate (beta-TCP) is one of the most common bioceramics, widely applied in bone cements and implants. Herein we synthesized beta-TCP by solid state reaction in the presence of increasing amounts of two biologically active ions, namely strontium and zinc, in order to clarify the structural modifications induced by ionic substitution. The results of X-ray diffraction analysis indicate that zinc can substitute for calcium into a beta-TCP structure up to about 10 at% inducing a reduction of the cell parameters, whereas the substitution occurs up to about 80 at% in the case of strontium, which provokes a linear increase of the lattice constants, and a slight modification into a more symmetric structure. Rietveld refinements and solid-state P-31 NMR spectra demonstrate that the octahedral Ca(5) is the site of beta-TCP preferred by the small zinc ion. ATR-FTIR results indicate that zinc substitution provokes a disorder of beta-TCP structure. At variance with the behavior of zinc, strontium completely avoids Ca(5) site even at high concentration, whereas it exhibits a clear preference for Ca(4) site. The infrared absorption bands of beta-TCP show a general shift towards lower wavenumbers on increasing strontium content. Particularly significant is the shift of the infrared symmetric stretching band at 943 cm(-1) due to P(1), that is the phosphate more involved in Ca(4) coordination, which further supports the occupancy preference of strontium.
2019
Istituto per la Sintesi Organica e la Fotoreattivita' - ISOF
beta-tricalcium phosphate
zinc
strontium
ionic substitutions
Rietveld refinement
solid-state NMR
ATR-FTIR
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