Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a modularized artificial bone which makes it possible to easily obtain shapes and dimensions desired to be complemented, does not exert burden to the living body and may be easily integrated with the osteostructure of the living body. SOLUTION: The artificial bone to be replaced in the defective part of the hard tissue or soft tissue of the living body is formed by bundling plural rod-like modules 3 and integrally fixing the bundles. The modules 3 are recommended to have >=1 annular grooves on the circumferences and to be formed with tubular spaces (corresponding to Haversian canals) in a direction orthogonal with an axial direction. The sectional shapes of the modules 3 are preferably polygonal shapes having rounded corners and tubular spaces (corresponding to Volkmann's vessels) are preferably formed between the modules 3 and the modules 3. The module defective part for at least one piece exists and this part is preferably the tubular space 2 (corresponding to the spinal fluid vessel) in the axial direction. The modules 3 are preferably made from metals for the living body, bioactive ceramics, bioinert ceramics, high-polymer materials or >=2 kinds of the composites selected from the groups consisting thereof.
Abstract:
A drug-enclosing multilayer structure particulate comprising a calcium carbonate compound particulate enclosing a biologically active substance wherein occasionally ions of at least one metal selected from among zinc, magnesium, iron and copper are contained and, superimposed on the surface thereof, a coating of calcium phosphate porous material and/or biopolymer.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method of preparing a new hydrogel, which can seal physiologically active materials without denaturing or inactivating. SOLUTION: The preparation method of a hydrogel comprises a step of mixing a malic acid solution of a concentration not lower than 0.2 mol/L and zinc ions in the zinc/malic acid molar ratio of not less than 0.5 and a step of gelling the mixture containing malic acid and zinc ion by adding an alkali. The malic acid/ zinc hydrogel is prepared by the above method. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO&NCIPI
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method and a device for alternating immersion for making a combination of a ligament and a calcium phosphate-base compound put to practice at an operation site. SOLUTION: The alternating immersion device for treating the living-body tissue material comprises a plurality of chemical-solution feed containers A, B and C, a plurality of infusion tubes 4A, 4B and 4C which are connected to the respective containers A, B and C, a discharge tube 4D for discharging a chemical solution within an immersion container, and a means for controlling the opening/closing of the infusion tubes 4A, 4B and 4C and the discharge tube 4D. The alternating immersion device brings about the combination of calcium phosphate with a surface and an inside of the living-body tissue material treated with an aqueous solution containing calcium and an aqueous solution containing phosphoric acid.
Abstract:
An adsorbent for a radioelement-containing waste which comprises a spherical layered double hydroxide described in the following (A) or a spherical metal hydroxide described in the following (B): (A) a nonstoichiometric compound represented by the following general formula (a) or (b): [M2+1-xM3+x(OH)2]x+[An-x/n·mH2O]x- .... (a) [Al2Li(OH)6]x+ [An-x/n·mH2O]x- .... (b) wherein 0.1 ≤ x ≤ 0.4, 0
Abstract:
A porous and spherical calcium phosphate particle which is substituted with a metal ion or has a metal ion carried on the surface thereof, and has a particle diameter of 0.1 to 100 µm. The calcium phosphate particle is a novel functional particle which is useful, for example, as a material for use in gas chromatography allowing the separation of a chemical substance of a trace amount with high accuracy.
Abstract:
Provision of a porous ceramic material which rapidly induces bone tissue formation and has practical strength. A porous ceramic material 11 having substantially unidirectionally oriented pores 12, a porosity of 40 - 90%, and an average open area of one pore of 0.05×10 -3 - 50×10 -3 mm 2 both in a first sectional surface perpendicular to the pore 12 orientation direction and a second sectional surface parallel to the first sectional surface and 5 mm distant from the first sectional surface in the pore 12 orientation direction. Using the material 11, when a cylindrical test piece (diameter 3 mmxheight 5 mm, the pore 12 array direction as a height direction) made of the material is dipped in polyethylene glycol up to 1 mm from one end thereof, polyethylene glycol permeates through the whole test piece preferably within 30 seconds.
Abstract:
An apparatus and a method whereby automation and sterility are ensured in th e practical performance of the alternate immersion method for forming a comple x of a ligament with a calcium phosphate-based compound during an operation at the operation sitein situ within a short time by a small number of workers. An alternate immersion apparatus characterized by being composed of a plural number of containers for supplying chemical solutions; a plural number of infusion tubes which are connected to the respective chemical solution- supplying containers for introducing the chemical solutions into a material immersion container in which a biological sample is treated; a discharge tub e for discharging the chemical solutions from the immersion container; and mea ns of controlling on/off of the infusion tubes and the discharge tube so as to alternately introduce the plural number of chemical solutions into the material immersion container. Using this alternate immersion apparatus where in an aqueous solution containing calcium is employed as one of the chemical solutions and another aqueous solution containing phosphoric acid is employe d as another chemical solution, calcium phosphate complex is formed on the surface and inside of the treated biological material.
Abstract:
A method for producing a porous body comprising apatite/collagen composite fibers comprising the steps of gelling a dispersion comprising long apatite/collagen composite fibers having an average length of 10-75 mm, short apatite/collagen composite fibers having an average length of 0.05-1 mm, and a liquid; freezing and drying the resultant gel to form a porous body; and cross-linking collagen in the porous body.