In the present study, a hydrothermal hot pressing (HHP) method was used to fabricate porous hydroxyapatites with high strength. In particular, an interconnected matrix of hydroxyapatite was achieved by solution precipitation and the application of compressive stress during HHP. Hydroxyapatite samples post‐sintered after this HHP treatment had a lower relative density and higher open porosity than those prepared by normal sintering. An examination of the pore characteristics suggested that the samples after HHP treatment and post‐sintering had a high amount of open pores with a large and round morphology, whereas the samples prepared by normal sintering showed a denser microstructure, with a sharp‐edged‐pore morphology.

A new processing technique for preparing hyroxyapatite (HAp) ceramics has been developed using the hydrothermal hot‐pressing (HHP) method. Powder mixed dibasic calcium phosphate dihydrate and calcium hydroxide mixed with a Ca/P ratio of 1.67 was treated at 150°C and 40 MPa. The HHP method with the selection of the powder enabled the HAp to be solidified at the low temperature. The resulting HAp ceramics had a tensile strength of approximately 10 MPa. Furthermore, the HAp ceramics possessed a lamellar microstructure and high porosity.

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