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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 24, 1985
Filed:
Dec. 06, 1984
Applicant:
Inventors:
Masahiro Yoshida, Tokyo, JP;
Kenji Nakagawa, Saitama, JP;
Assignee:
Hoya Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C03C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
501-5 ; 623 18 ; 65 33 ; 433201 ; 501 10 ; 501 57 ; 501 58 ; 501 59 ; 501 63 ; 501 73 ; 501 77 ;
Abstract
A high strength glass-ceramic containing apatite and alkaline earth metal silicate (diopside/forsterite/akermanite) crystals having an excellent affinity for a living body and a process for producing the same are disclosed. The glass-ceramic is useful as an implant material such as an artificial dental root and an artificial bone.