An injectable material consisting of calcium sulphate mixed with hydroxyapatite was investigated as a possible alternative to autograft in the restoration of bone defects. The material was studied both in vitro in simulated body fluid (SBF) and in vivo when implanted in rat muscles and into the proximal tibiae of rabbits. Variation in the strength and weight of the material during ageing in SBF...

Infrared spectroscopic investigations have shown that on the basis of changes in the v3 , S0 4 band which occur when calcium sulphate is heated from 400° to 1400 °C, there are two forms of insoluble anhydrite, designated as ß'and /?-CaS04 . /?'-CaS04 is metastable and is completely converted into /?-CaS04 by heating above 1000 °C. With longer heating periods this conversion can even take place ...

Cements for maxillofacial reconstruction of jaw defects through calcification of rotated muscle have been tested. The objective of this study was to investigate the visibility of loading of two types of commercially available cements, Cerament(™) Spine Support and Cerament Bone Void Filler with mesenchymal cells and cytokines (bone morphogenetic protein) to act as a biomimetic scaffolding for f...

Much attention has been paid to differences in leaf form and composition among vegetation types, but less to the frequently substantial variation within vegetation types. We focused on the extent to which correlations between variables are the same in both succulent-poor and succulent-rich vegetation in semi-arid SE Spain. Mean foliar [N] of perennials varied among species over a 5-fold range. ...

The internal surface area of hexagonal (soluble) primary anhydrite CaSO4 produced by dehydration of gypsum decreases by about 70 % when the anhydrite is successively subjected to rehydration and dehydration at room temperature in humid air and in vacuum respectively. In the rehydration step, the hemihydrate is formed; its dehydration yields secondary anhydrite. Additional hydration-dehydration ...

Abstract Rivers are dynamic systems that respond to various physicochemical characteristics. In this review, we focused on the most important parameters influenced zooplankton composition and diversity in rivers, including water temperature, dissolved oxygen, biochemical oxygen demand, hydrogen ion concentration, electrical conductivity, salinity, total solids, suspended turbidity, hardness, ca...

The physico-chemical parameters of the groundwater 28 villages belonging to 7 community development blocks Dindori district, India were assessed during monsoon (July-15th September 2017) and winter (December 2017–January 2018) season. Standard methods A.P.H.A. followed for analysis interpretation results. mean values pH, iron sulphate exceeded desirable limit prescribed by Bureau Indian Standar...

Batch regeneration of barium carbonate (BaCO(3)) from barium sulphide (BaS) slurries by passing CO(2) gas into a pilot-scale bubbling column reactor under ambient conditions was used to assess the technical feasibility of BaCO(3) recovery in the Alkali Barium Calcium (ABC) desalination process and its use for sulphate removal from high sulphate Acid Mine Drainage (AMD). The effect of key proces...