Synthesis and Characterization of Beta Tricalcium Phosphate

This work aimed to develop apatitic tricalcium phosphate via an aqueous precipitation process. The results showed high variability of Ca/P ratio of powders with the ripening time, and more particularly an increase of the Ca/P value with this durati on. Temperature and pH of synthesis also play an important role in the composition of the precipitate. Hot pressing was used to fully densify the material at a temperature below the β α transition, that occurs at 1150°C, and mechanical characterizations of dense TCP were performed.