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Calcium silicate

purum, 12-22% Ca (as CaO) basis, ≥87% SiO2 basis

Synonym(s):

Calcium hydrosilicate, Calcium monosilicate, Calcium polysilicate, Calsilite, Silicic acid, calcium salt

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CAS Number:
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352301
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.22

Quality Level

grade

purum

Assay

≥87% SiO2 basis

form

solid

composition

Ca (as CaO), 12-22% T

loss

≤7.0% loss on drying, 2h; 105°C

particle size

7.0-10.0 μm

pH

9.5-11.5 (5% in H2O)

density

2.9 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

[Ca++].[O-][Si]([O-])=O

InChI

1S/Ca.O3Si/c;1-4(2)3/q+2;-2

InChI key

OYACROKNLOSFPA-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

Calcium silicate can be used as a precursor to synthesize several biomaterials. Examples for such applications include the preparation of biocompatible nanocomposites for bone tissue regeneration and the synthesis of sol-gel hybrid bioactive glasses.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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Haiyan Li et al.
Acta biomaterialia, 9(2), 5379-5389 (2012-10-24)
Angiogenesis is critical for bone tissue engineering. Stimulating proangiogenesis in an engineered bone construct using bioglass or bioceramic is now attracting much attention. However, the specific ion that plays important roles in the stimulation of proangiogenesis has not yet been
Hongjie Hu et al.
Colloids and surfaces. B, Biointerfaces, 101, 83-90 (2012-07-17)
To improve the bioactivity and cytocompatibility of biomedical titanium dioxide coating, many efforts have been made to modify its surface composition and topography. Meanwhile, CaSiO(3) was commonly investigated as coating material on titanium implants for fast fixation and firm implant-bone
Han Guo et al.
International journal of nanomedicine, 7, 3613-3624 (2012-08-01)
The purpose of this study was to synthesize a self-setting bioactive cement by incorporation of wollastonite nanofibers (WNFs) into calcium phosphate cement (CPC). The composition, morphology, setting time, compressive strength, hydrophilicity, and degradation of WNF-doped CPC (wnf-CPC) were investigated. Scanning
Li Yuan et al.
Langmuir : the ACS journal of surfaces and colloids, 29(2), 734-743 (2012-12-21)
A novel controlled drug-delivery system (CDDS) based on fluorescent mesoporous silica nanoparticles (FMSN) covalently linked with paclitaxel (PTX) via a disulfide linker was designed and characterized. A PTX prodrug based on a disulfide linker was synthesized, and its drug-delivery mechanism
Wenzhong Wang et al.
Materials science & engineering. C, Materials for biological applications, 33(4), 2288-2293 (2013-03-19)
We described an environmentally friendly and facile NaCl nonaqueous ionic liquid route for the first time to synthesize β-CaSiO3 nanowires. β-CaSiO3 nanowires were prepared by annealing precursor calcium silicate hydrate (CSH) nanostructures in NaCl nonaqueous ionic liquid, in which the

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