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Comprehensive study through imaging techniques of the degradation of a resorbable calcium sulphate-based composite bone cement

Corvaglia, Ilaria, Alkharusi, Ghayadah, Banche-Niclot, Federica, Manca, Antonio, Levingstone, Tanya J. orcid logoORCID: 0000-0002-9751-2314, Little, Suzanne orcid logoORCID: 0000-0003-3281-3471, Fiorilli, Sonia, Dunne, Nicholas J. orcid logoORCID: 0000-0003-4649-2410 and Vitale-Brovarone, Chiara (2024) Comprehensive study through imaging techniques of the degradation of a resorbable calcium sulphate-based composite bone cement. Open Ceramics, 17 (100542). ISSN 2666-5395

Abstract
The stabilization and treatment of vertebral compression fractures via vertebroplasty procedure foresees the injection of bone cements and recent research is focused on the use of degradable cements featuring an appropriate degradation kinetics. This study presents an investigation into the degradation behaviour of a resorbable ceramic composite cement based on calcium sulphate hemihydrate (CSH), supplemented with strontium-containing mesoporous bioactive glasses (Sr-MBG) and zirconia nanoparticles (ZrO2). The alterations in the material’s microstructure resulting from the degradation process were thoroughly analysed using two image analysis techniques. Micro-computed tomography (Micro-CT) was employed for scanning, while CT-An software associated with the instrument and a Python-coded image analysis tool were utilised to assess porosity and pore size distribution over time. Comparative analysis of the obtained results demonstrated the efficacy of both techniques in comprehensively understanding the internal microstructural changes and volume variations during the degradation of the ceramic composite cement.
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Item Type:Article (Published)
Refereed:Yes
Uncontrolled Keywords:Calcium sulphate resorbable bone cement; Micro-computed tomography; Python
Subjects:Engineering > Imaging systems
Engineering > Biomedical engineering
DCU Faculties and Centres:DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Engineering and Computing > School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
Research Institutes and Centres > Advanced Processing Technology Research Centre (APT)
Publisher:Elsevier
Official URL:https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/...
Copyright Information:Authors
Funders:This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under grant agreement N° 814410 (GIOTTO https://www.giottoproject.eu/), and by the Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Centre for Research Training in Ar
ID Code:32964
Deposited On:10 Jul 2026 09:26 by Tanya Levingstone . Last Modified 10 Jul 2026 09:26
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