The effect of adding cherry tree gum on physical and mechanical properties of calcium phosphate bone cements

In this study, injectability and mechanical properties of calcium phosphate cement was improved by introducing cement powder (mixture of tetracalcium phosphate and dicalcium phosphate) with %75 cherry tree gum solution. Formations of hydroxyapatite (HA) were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectrometer, X-ray diffraction, and scanning electron microscopy techniques. Moreover, the X-ray diffraction and FTIR patterns of the set cements indicated that, in both control group (cement without any gum) and HA containing cements, the primitive reactant components were completely converted to carbonated nanostructured apatite after soaking in simulated body fluid. Overal, the study indicated that calcium phosphate cement with improved injectability and mechanical properties can be procured by using cherry tree gum as an efficient additive.