Industrial Consultancy & Sponsored Research (IC&SR) , IIT Madras
Category: Material Science
Industry: Pharmaceutical Industry;
Applications: Medicine and bioactive minerals, Â treatment of deep caries in dental applications.
Market: The global market of bioactive materials  was around USD 2.0B in 2020; expected to  increase at a CAGR of 14.0% during the time  period of 2021-2028.
Patent disclosure explains an improved method for  producing a bioceramic mineral releasing  bioactive tetracalcium phosphate cements.
The method comprises the steps of:
Heating at 1500ºC for 6-12 hours in order to  synthesize Tetracalcium phosphate
Mixing synthesized Tetracalcium Phosphate with  the liquid component of the cement containing  1M disodium hydrogen phosphate (Na2HP04)  containing 10% citric acid using dental cement  spatula in L/P ratio of 0.5mI/g
Packing the mixture in a mold and allowing the mixture  to harden for obtaining improved Bioceramic mineral  releasing Bioactive Tetracalcium Phosphate Cements.
Prof. Sampath Kumar T S
Department of Metallurgical & Materials Engineering
TRL- 3/4
Proof of concept ready Stage