Sintering Behaviour of ZnO and PVA Doped Calcium Phosphate Based Bioceramic Powders Prepared by Spray Drying

Calcium phosphate ceramics (hydroxyapatite (ha) and calcium phosphate tribasic (cpt)) used in orthopedic instruments, dental implants, hip and knee prosthesis are calcium phosphate based bioceramics materials. calcium phosphate ceramics, an alternative instead of bone meal, are commonly used due to their bioactive property. also, polyvinyl alcohol (pva) is biocompatible polymeric material with suitable mechanical properties which is used in biomedical areas. within the scope of this work, the influence of zno and pva on the physical and mechanical properties of two different mineralogical characteristics of calcium phosphate ceramics (ha and cpt) was investigated. for this purpose, spray drying method was used to prepare zno added ha-pva and cpt-pva composite powders. furthermore, the spray driedcomposite powders were thermally treated at different temperatures. the effects of additions on microstructural development against thermal treatment of the composite powders prepared were investigated with scanning electron microscopy (sem), x-ray diffraction analysis (xrd) and microhardness tests.