Abstract. The solubility of carbonated hydroxyapatite powders and granulated carbonated hydroxyapatite produced from the synovial biofluid model solution has been studied. The kinetic characteristics of dissolution were determined. It was found that the solubility of carbonated hydroxyapatite is higher as compared to that of hydroxyapatite. The impact of the organic matrix on the rate of sample dissolution was revealed. For HA-gelatin composites, as the gelatin concentration grows, the dissolution rate becomes greater, and a sample of 6.0 g / L concentration has higher resorbability. The results of the research can be used to study the kinetics of dissolution and the biocompatibility of ceramic materials for medicine, namely for reconstructive surgery, dentistry, and development of drug delivery systems.
IntroductionCurrently, much attention is paid to studying and improving the bioactive properties of the materials produced based on calcium phosphates. Interest in these compounds is due to the fact that the human bone tissue is a biocomposite based on hydroxyapatite (HA) with an admixture of amorphous calcium phosphates, brushite, octacalcium phosphate [1,2] and high-protein collagen. Therefore, calcium phosphate-based materials are widely used in medicine for bone defect replacement [3]. However, widespread use of these compounds is hindered by some problems. The most significant of the problems is low dissolution (i.e. bioresorption) rate of calcium phosphate-based materials. A significant disadvantage of the HA-based material most frequently used for implantation is its low bioresorbability rate. This problem can be solved through chemical modification of calcium phosphate, since it is known that isomorphic impurities introduced into calcium phosphate may increase both its bioactive properties and solubility.The resorption process may be enhanced through ionic substitution of phosphate and hydroxide anions in the apatite structure for carbonate, silicate and other groups [4]. The carbonate-substituted hydroxyapatites are similar to the mineral components of the natural bone in their composition and structure, and silicate ions in the HA composition play a bridging role in the physiological processes of growth and restoration of bone and cartilaginous tissues, etc. One of the most frequently used forms of phosphate calcium HA-based ceramics are granules, coatings and other forms, in which collagen, gelatin and chitosan are used as matrix-carriers. As is well-known, the human body contains buffer solutions, and the study of the resorption processes of the bioactive samples based on HA is one of the urgent issues to promote practical application of these products.The most common buffer simulating the physiological medium of the human body is Tris-HCl buffer with, pH equal to 7.4. Since pH of this buffer is similar to the physiological values of the organism, this buffer was used as the solvent to simulate the medium of a living organism.