Belén Ñíguez Sevilla

Dr. Belén Ñíguez Sevilla


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Academic Career Length

8Years (2019-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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17 October 2019 in Journal of Clinical Medicine
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BSBelén Ñíguez Sevilla
Belén Ñíguez Sevilla
RRRubén Rabadán
Rubén Rabadán
Miguel AlcarazMiguel Alcaraz
Miguel Alcaraz
FDFrancisco Martínez Díaz
Francisco Martínez Díaz
JVJosé Eduardo Maté-Sánchez de Val
José Eduardo Maté-Sánchez de Val
LMLuis Meseguer-Olmo
Luis Meseguer-Olmo
Calcium phosphate materials are widely used as bone substitutes due to their bioactive and biodegradable properties. Also, the presence of silicon in their composition seems to improve the bioactivity of the implant and promote bone tissue repair. The aim of this study was to develop a novel ceramic scaffold by partial solid-state sintering method with a composition lying in the field of the Nurse’s A-phase–silicocarnotite, in the tricalcium phosphate–dicalcium silicate (TCP–C2S) binary system. Also, we evaluated its osteogenic and osteoconductive properties after being implanted into tibia defects in New Zealand rabbits. X-ray, microcomputer tomography, and histomorphometry studies demonstrated that this porous ceramic is highly biocompatible and it has excellent osteointegration. The material was being progressively reabsorbed throughout the study and there was no unspecified local or systemic inflammatory response observed. These results suggest that ceramic imitates the physicochemical characteristics of bone substitutes used in bone reconstruction.