Antimicrobial and Cell-Friendly Properties of Cobalt and Nickel-Doped Tricalcium Phosphate Ceramics.

β-Tricalcium phosphate (β-TCP) is widely used as bone implant material. It has been observed that doping the β-TCP structure with certain cations can help in combating bacteria and pathogenic microorganisms. Previous literature investigations have focused on tricalcium phosphate structures with silver, copper, zinc, and iron cations.

Mn Luminescence in CaZnMnNa(PO) Solid Solution, 0 ≤ ≤ 1.

The solid solution CaZnMnNa(PO) (0 ≤ ≤ 1.0) was obtained by solid-phase reactions under the control of a reducing atmosphere. It was demonstrated that Mn-doped phosphors can be obtained using activated carbon in a closed chamber, which is a simple and robust method.