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. 2019 Jul 5;7:161. doi: 10.3389/fbioe.2019.00161

Table 3.

Physical, chemical, and biological properties of some Sr-doped or Sr-BGs containing materials described in section Bone cements.

Material type and composition Physical properties* Mechanical properties* In vitro / In vivo properties References
Sr-doped hydroxyapatite (HA) Final setting time: 15–18 min
Setting temperature: max. 58°C
Compressive strength: ~41 MPa
Bending strength: ~31 MPa
Elasticity modulus: ~1.5 GPa
Improving the osteoblast adhesion and mineralization in vitro and bone growth and osseointegration in vivo Cheung et al., 2005; Ni et al., 2006
Sr-doped calcium phosphate-based cement (CPC) Initial and final setting of 8–10 min and ~15 min, respectively Compressive strength: ~12 MPa Promoting cell proliferation and ALP activity of MG-63 cells cultured on the cement doped with Sr Kuang et al., 2012
Series of ionomer cements containing SiO2-ZnO–CaO–SrO based BGs Working and setting time still have to be adjusted Compressive strength: 39–75 MPa
Flexural strength: 34–62 MPa
Have to be evaluated after optimizing physical and mechanical properties Boyd et al., 2008; Wren et al., 2008, 2010, 2013; Clarkin et al., 2009
CPC containing 42SiO2-4P2O5-(39-x)CaO−15Na2O–xSrO (in mol%, x = 1.95, 3.90, 9.75, 19.5, 29.25, 39) Final setting time: 20-40 min Max. ompressive strength: 12.5 MPa Forming in vitro Sr-doped HA D'Onofrio et al., 2016
Chitosan-based cement containing 5.5Na2O−7.34K2O−7.34MgO−20.18CaO−49.54B2O3−1.83P2O5−8.27SrO in mol% borate BGs Initial setting time: 12 min Max. compressive strength of 19 MPa Enhancing the proliferation and osteogenic differentiation of hBMSCs in vitro
New bone in rat tibia after 8 weeks
Zhang et al., 2015
PMMA-based cement containing 6Na2O−8K2O−8MgO−16CaO−6SrO−27B2O3−27SiO2−2P2O5 (mol%) in mol% borosilicate BGs Final setting time: 8–12 min Max. compressive strength of 78–88 MPa
Flexural strength: 50–60 MPa
Elasticity modulus: ~2.5–2.7 GPa
Promoting the adhesion, migration, proliferation, and collagen secretion of MC3T3-E1 cells in vitro
New bone formation in rat tibia after 8–12 weeks
Cui et al., 2017
PMMA-based cement (Spineple®) containing 40SiO2-30Na2O−20SrO−10 CaO in mol% BGs Setting time: 16–18 min
Setting temperature: 50–75°C
Max. compressive strength of 75–100 MPa
Elasticity modulus: ~2.5–2.7 GPa
O'Brien et al., 2010
PMMA-based cement (Spineple®) containing SiO2-CaO–P2O5-SrO gel-derived BGs Setting time: 16–20 min
Setting temperature: ~34–45°C
Max. compressive strength: ~100 MPa
Elasticity modulus: ~1.5–2.5 GPa
Goñi et al., 2018
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Minimum requirement set by ISO 5833 for polymeric cements:

Max. peak temperature:: 908°C.

Setting times for operation in a surgical room 6–15 min.

Compressive strength > 70 MPa.

Flexural strength > 50 MPa.

Elasticity modulus > 1.8 GPa.