POLYLACTIDE AND CALCIUM PHOSPHATE COMPOSITIONS AND METHODS OF MAKING THE SAME

摘要

A method is provided for synthesizing polylactide/calcium phosphate composites. In one form, the calcium phosphate material is protonated with an acid and after protonation, combined with a silane material to form an intermediate silanized calcium phosphate material. The intermediate silanized calcium phosphate material is then combined with a lactide material to form the polylactide/ calcium phosphate matrix material that has at least 1.3 times the tensile strength of a polylactide/calcium phosphate material prepared without combining the silane with the calcium phosphate material.