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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2001
Sydney M. Pugh, Glenburnie, CA;
Timothy J. N. Smith, Kingston, CA;
Michael Sayer, Kingston, CA;
Sarah Dorthea Langstaff, Kingston, CA;
Millenium Biologix, Inc., Ontario, CA;
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a synthetic biomaterial compound based on stabilized calcium phosphates and more particularly to the molecular, structural and physical characterization of this compound. The compound comprises calcium, oxygen and phosphorous, wherein at least one of the elements is substituted with an element having an ionic radius of approximately 0.1 to 1.1 Å. The knowledge of the specific molecular and chemical properties of the compound allows for the development of several uses of the compound in various bone-related clinical conditions.