Abstract
Reaction behavior of β-tricalcium phosphate (β-TCP) doped with various amounts of monovalent metal ions (Li+, Na+, and K+ ions) in simulated body fluid (SBF) was investigated in order to consider these inorganic chemical reaction and biosolubility. The precipitation, which was bone like apatite, formed on all the samples, however, these generation rates and amounts on β-TCP doped with monovalent metal ion was faster and greater than those on pure β-TCP. The results of solubility test indicated that these differences were attributed to the solubility behaviors of β-TCP doped with monovalent metal ion in SBF.
