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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 1987
Filed:
Feb. 19, 1985
Applicant:
Inventors:
Linneaus C Dorman, Midland, MI (US);
Paul A Meyers, Dublin, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08J / ; C08J / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
521 61 ; 521 63 ; 521 64 ; 521106 ; 521182 ; 521183 ; 521138 ; 521 85 ; 523114 ; 523115 ; 524417 ; 623 16 ;
Abstract
Composite materials useful as hard tissue prosthetics comprising synthetic biodegradable polymers and unsintered calcium phosphate biomaterials optionally porositized by pore-forming agents are described. The composite materials may be ground and blended with a compatible water soluble pore-forming agent and then molded to form dense, shaped objects which may be made porous by leaching out said water soluble pore-forming agent. The composites may be used as hard tissue prosthetics either alone or in conjunction with conventional prostheses.