Abstract:Pure calcium sulfate (CS) is an excellent bone graft material because it is biocompatible,
completely biodegradable, osteoconductive, safe, nontoxic and angiogenic. It also has barrier
properties. However, its rapid degradation limits its use as a bone graft material. A nanocomposite of
CS and poly (l lactic acid) (PLLA) in a ratio of 96:4 was developed to overcome this problem. This
composite underwent slower degradation. It took 16 weeks for complete degradation whereas pure CS
takes only 4 weeks. When impla… Show more
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