Cation-Substituted Tricalcium Phosphate-Based Materials

This review is concerned with the synthesis of tricalcium phosphates and hydroxyapatites doped with silver, strontium, zinc, magnesium, iron, copper, manganese, gadolinium, potassium, sodium, and silicate ions or codoped with two of the above ions; the preparation of related ceramics, calcium phosphate cements, and composites with polymers that are used in medicine (methylcellulose, sodium alginate, polyvinylpyrrolidone, and polylactide); and investigation of their phase composition, microstructure, and behavior in simulated body fluid.