Published online by Cambridge University Press: 10 February 2011
The dissolution kinetics of type B carbonate apatite (CAp) disks sintered atdifferent temperatures were investigated under acidic conditions similar toan osteoclastic desorption process in bone remodeling. The type B CAp disks,which were uniaxially pressed at 98MPa and sintered at temperatures of 600to 700 ºC, showed single crystalline phase and a high relative density of60-62 % compared to the stoichiometric density of 3.16g/cm3 ofhydroxyapatite (HAp). The dissolution rate of type B CAp disks sintered at650 ºC was 3.5 times faster than that of HAp disks at 650 ºC. These resultsindicate that the Type B CAp sintered disks show potential use as abiodegradable material for artificial bone.