Papers by Author: Jian Dong Ye

Abstract: The hydroxyapatite (HA) was synthesized by wet mechanochemical method；the effects of surfactant, such as triethanolamine, polyethylene glycol (200000), sodium hexametaphosphate, polyvinylpyrrolidone (K30), on the particle size distribution of as-prepared HA powder were studied. Results were characterized by means of X-ray diffraction (XRD), Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Laser Scattering Particle Size Distribution Analyzer. The results show that the addition of surfactants eliminated the agglomeration of the powder and the uniform, fine particles (D10=0.1149μm, D50=0.12551μm, D90=0.1481μm) were obtained with the Triethanolamine (6 wt %) and Sodium hexametaphosphate (4 wt %) respectively. Our work demonstrates applicability of the mechanosynthesis for reproducible and low-cost synthesis of uniform, fine HCA powder in large batch-sizes.

Abstract: Exothermal behavior is always present during the hydration of cements. The biocompatibility and curing effect of a bone cement is in close relationship with its exothermal behavior. The exothermal behavior in the hydration process of the partially crystallized calcium phosphate (PCCP)+dicalcium phosphate anhydrate (DCPA) system cement was studied in this article. The results show that with the decrease of the particle size of DCPA, the heat release rate was greatly increased; whereas, with the decrease of the particle size of PCCP, the heat release rate was not obviously altered. The heat release in the hydration process of the PCCP+DCPA system cement was only 137 J/g, which was quite smaller than that of the tetracalcium phosphate (TTCP)+dicalcium phosphate dihydrate (DPCD) system cement, and the temperature increase was very small for this cement.

Abstract: A novel calcium phosphate cement (CPC) was prepared by mixing partially crystallized calcium phosphate (PCCP) containing carbonate and dicalcium phosphate anhydrous (DCPA) in this work. The effects of the carbonate content on the phase composition, strength, prosity, and degradation of the set bodies were studied. The results showed that the cement formed into hydroxyapatite (HAp) after setting, in which carbonate doped into the HAp crystal lattice. With the increase of the carbonate to phosphate ratio in PCCP, the compressive strength of the cement declined and the setting of the cement accelerated. Furthermore, the calcium phosphate cement formed a more porous structure with the increase of the carbonate to phosphate ratio in PCCP. The results also indicated that the degradation of CPC may be speeded up by introducing carbonate to the cement.

Abstract: In this work, a simple, reproducible and low-cost synthesis method for the preparation of ß-tricalcium phosphate (ß-TCP) was developed. ß-TCP was prepared via wet mechanochemical treatment using calcium oxide and calcium hydrogen phosphate as raw materials. XRD and FTIR analysis indicated that the as-treated precursor was non-stoichiometric, poorly-crystallized carbonated hydroxyapatite (CHA) resulting from the mechanochemical reaction, and the crystalline ß-TCP powder was obtained by calcining the precursor at 800°C for 2 hours. SEM observation showed that the addition of surfactants could eliminate the agglomeration of the powder and well-dispersive ß-TCP powder with a particle diameter between 0.1 and 2.0 2m can be obtained.

Abstract: A modified starch was employed to be the pore former in the in-situ consolidation forming process of porous alumina ceramic. In order to prepare ceramic slurry with high dispersion, high stabilization and high solid volume loading, the effects of modified starch content, dispersant content, alumina solid volume loading, pH value of the slurry and ball milling time on the rheological behavior of alumina ceramic slurry were investigated. The results indicated that the viscosity of the slurry increased with the modified starch content, alumina solid volume loading and ball milling time. When the pH value of the slurry was 9.0, the modified starch-alumina slurry exhibited high fluidity. The modified starch-alumina slurry was a pseudoplastic fluid exhibiting shear thinning behavior. The slurry possessed a desirable plasticity to enable shape forming when adding 50 vol% modified starch and 1.0 wt% dispersant to the alumina slurry at pH 9.0 after 14 h ball milling treatment.

Abstract: In the present study, bioactive functional gradient coatings were prepared using net-energy controlled plasma spraying technology. The microstructure and phases of the bioactive functional gradient coating were examined by means of transmission electron microscope, scanning electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction. The results revealed that: (1) as-sprayed coatings contained a large amount of amorphous phases and some nano-sized HA crystals formed during rapid solidification, (2) surface of the coating was very rough with different-sized micropores, and the gradient layer was much denser which firmly bonded to the substrate without gaps and obvious interface between the coating and the substrate

Abstract: An injectable calcium phosphate bone cement was prepared by combining amorphous calcium phosphate (ACP) and dicalcium phosphate dihydrate (DCPD) for use in non-invasive surgery in this work. The effect of the conserving time on the viscosity, yield stress and injectability of the calcium phosphate cement (CPC) pastes were studied. The results showed that as the conserving time of the pastes prolonged, the viscosity and the yield stress of the pastes increased exponentially, and the injectability of the pastes decreased. This resulted from the transformation of DCPD and ACP into hydroxyapatite via hydration reaction. The results also indicated that the pastes still exhibited good injectability in even 15 min after preparation of the CPC pastes.

Abstract: Calcium phosphate cements (CPCs) are well-known orthopedic materials for filling bone. However, CPC pastes tend to disintegrate immediately when contacting with blood or other aqueous (body) fluids, which is a main limitation of its clinical applications in bone repairing, reconstruction and augmentation. To improve the anti-washout performance of CPC, modified starches such as pre-gelatinized starch, etherified starch, and esterified starch were added to the liquid phase of CPC in this work. CPC with good anti-washout performance was prepared and the effects of the modified starches on the properties of CPC were investigated. The results showed that the CPC with the modified starches were more stable in simulated body fluid than that without modified starch, especially the CPC with the etherified starch (II). X-ray diffraction analysis revealed that the modified starches did not inhibit CPC components from converting to hydroxyapatite. Furthermore, the anti-washout mechanism of the modified starches in CPC was discussed. It is concluded that the addition of the modified starches such as pre-gelatinized starch, etherified starch, and esterified starch to CPC can improve its anti-washout performance and should be of value in clinical surgery where the cement is exposed to blood.

Abstract: In this article, a multilayer tissue engineering scaffold has been fabricated. The uppermost layer is consisted by the collagen and the downmost layer is consisted by the collagen/hydroxyapatide. Between the two layers, there have several continues changed collagen/HA layers at different ratio. These gradient scaffolds have been made by the freeze dried method. The morphology of the multiphase scaffold has been observed by the SEM. The chondrocytes from New Zealand rabbit knee joint were separated, harvested and cultured on the top layer of the scaffold. The histological and the immunohistochemical testing show that the chondrocytes keep its normal type in the 2 culture weeks.

Abstract: A new consolidation in-situ forming process for high-performance alumina ceramic using acetate starch was investigated. The pasting behavior and thermogelling properties of acetate starch and the effects of different amount of acetate starch and solid loading on the rheologic behavior of the ceramic slip, as well as the linear shrinkage, density, strength and microstructure of the green body were discussed. The results indicate that acetate starch paste has good thermal stability and gelling ability. When the content of acetate starch is about 0.5%~1.5% (mass fraction), the apparent viscosity of alumina slurry, which is always less than 1Pa·s even for 58% (volume fraction) dense suspension, increased with increasing the acetate starch content and solid loading. That results in easier to cast. Moreover, with the increasing of solid loading the linear shrinkage and dry strength of green bodies decreased and the relative density increased. With the increasing starch content, the linear shrinkage rate and the density of the dried body decreased, while the strength of the dried body almost linearly increased. The green body with homogeneously-distributed density and pore size was also obtained in this work. It is concluded that Al2O3 ceramics can be consolidation in-situ formed based on the gelling network of thermally swelled and gelatinized acetate starch.