Solid-state NMR and IR characterization of commercial xenogeneic biomaterials used as bone substitutes.

Three commercial xenogeneic biomaterials (Gen-Os, Apatos Spongiosa and Apatos Cortical; all from Tecnoss Dental, Torino, Italy) originated from porcine bone were characterized by various analytical methods, such as powder X-ray diffraction (XRD), thermogravimetry (TGA), high-resolution solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance (ssNMR) and infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR). The studies were focused on structural properties and chemical compositions of the samples. It was found that the main constituents of the analyzed biomaterials were nanocrystalline apatite mineral, organic collagenous matrix and water.