Bioactive ceramics attracts much attentions as materials for the bone implants, because of their high biocompatibility. For example, hydroxyapatite (HA) has bone-bonding ability through the bone like apatite layer in body environment and β-tricalcium phosphate (β-TCP) has a high bioresorbability in body environment. In this study, HA/β-TCP composites with different content of β-TCP (0, 10, 20 and 30 wt%) were prepared by wet mixing of HA and β-TCP powders, compaction of the powder mixture and sintering. Bending strength of HA/β-TCP composites was measured before and after soaking in the simulated body fluid (SBF). The bioactivity of HA/β-TCP composites was also evaluated by soaking in SBF. To improve mechanical properties of HA/β-TCP composites, the effect of additive of SiO
2 and MgO were also investigated. It was found that the several mechanical properties and ability of apatite formation decreased with β-TCP content. It was also found that the change in bending strength after soaking depended on its surface reaction in SBF and porosity. Additive of SiO
2 did not improve mechanical properties and bioactivity. On the other hand, additive of MgO improved several mechanical properties, but lowered the bioactivity in SBF.
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