Artificial bone
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1. As an article of manufacture, an artificial bone comprising a core of porous, organic-free hydroxyapatite obtained from chemically-treated, burned, baked animal bone, said hydroxyapatite being impregnated and coated with atelocollagen.
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Abstract
Artificial bone is prepared from animal bone treated for removal of organics, burned, baked and immersed in atelocollagen solution.
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- 1. As an article of manufacture, an artificial bone comprising a core of porous, organic-free hydroxyapatite obtained from chemically-treated, burned, baked animal bone, said hydroxyapatite being impregnated and coated with atelocollagen.
- 3. As an article of manufacture, an artificial bone comprising a core of porous, organic-free hydroxyapatite obtained from chemically-treated, burned, baked animal bone, said hydroxyapatite being impregnated and coated successively with an organic resinous polymer and with atelocollagen.
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8. A method for the manufacture of an artificial bone which comprises:
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(a) soaking an animal bone in a caustic-H2 O2 solution to remove the bulk of organic material therefrom, (b) burning the treated bone in air at a temperature in the range of 600°
-1000°
C. to remove remaining organic material therefrom,(c) baking the burned bone at a temperature in the range of 1000°
-1200°
C.,(d) immersing the baked bone in a solution of atelocollagen, and (e) removing from the solution, and drying, a bone impregnated and coated with atelocollagen. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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