Bioactividad y biocompatibilidad de compósitos de zirconia estabilizada con Y/ hidroxiapatita-Cu, Fosfato Tricálcico-Ag o Fosfato Tricálcico-Ga

The biological compatibility of bone and dental implants is limited, since it is placed until a long time after it has been implanted, due to its low resistance of infections attributed to a quick degradation of the implant which is present in the physiological fluids. Therefore, in this investigation, hydroxyapatite-zirconia (HA-ZrO2) composite materials were developed, where zirconia was stabilized with yttrium and hydroxyapatite was doped with silver, copper and gallium, in order to give biological properties to the composite that the zirconia does not present. Each component of the composite material has different characteristics; such as hydroxyapatite (HA) that provides it a bioactive behavior, On the other hand ZrO2 stabilized with yttrium gives it excellent resistance; otherwise, Ag, Ga and Cu provide antimicrobial properties. To obtain these systems, the materials were synthesized by the Pechini method and chemical precipitation. Afterward the compounds were obtained and tested by bioactivity tests, hemolysis, cell viability studies by the MTT method and osteoblast adhesion by staining, hence there were obtained bioactive, non-hemolytic, non-toxic materials with cell adhesion to the composite. and as a result of that, these awesome materials can be useful for dental implants