Application of FT-IR microspectroscopy to the study of an injectable composite for bone and dental surgery

J Biomed Mater Res. 1998 Jul;41(1):167-70. doi: 10.1002/(sici)1097-4636(199807)41:1<167::aid-jbm20>3.0.co;2-j.

Abstract

Hydroxypropylmethylcellulose (HPMC) of high-viscosity grade is used as a ligand for a bioactive calcium phosphate ceramic (the filler) in a ready-to-use injectable sterilized biomaterial for bone and dental surgery. Application of physico-chemical methods such as XPS, NMR, or Raman spectroscopy encounters difficulties when used to study such a multiphased material. This paper reports on the application of FT-IR microspectroscopy (FT-IRM) for the investigation of inorganic and organic phases of the rough composite and separated phases obtained by mechanical or chemical extraction methods. A comparison of FT-IRM with the conventional KBr pellet method was made and indicates that the macro and micro FT-IR methods are complementary: the former revealed new chemical groups not visualized with the KBr method whereas the latter detected the major compound of the blend. FT-IR microspectroscopy was revealed to be a powerful method of analysis that is complementary to other existing spectroscopic methods. Moreover, it is expected to be a useful tool in the study of biomaterials in biological samples.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Biocompatible Materials / chemistry
  • Bone Cements / chemistry*
  • Composite Resins / chemistry*
  • Dental Materials / chemistry*
  • Hypromellose Derivatives
  • Methylcellulose / analogs & derivatives*
  • Methylcellulose / chemistry
  • Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared / methods*
  • X-Ray Diffraction

Substances

  • Biocompatible Materials
  • Bone Cements
  • Composite Resins
  • Dental Materials
  • Hypromellose Derivatives
  • Methylcellulose