Trends in development of calcium phosphate-based ceramic and composite materials for medical applications: Transition to nanoscale

Current status and lines of research were considered for calcium phosphate-based ceramic materials intended for application in new technologies for damaged bone tissue regeneration. The main trend is toward mimicking the composition, structure, and properties of biological bone tissues by ceramic materials. This necessitated developmental efforts on synthesizing polysubstituted, in particular nanocrystalline, biphasic calcium phosphates and on preparing ceramics and composite materials thereof. The progress achieved in this area was reviewed, and certain benefits associated with medical application of these materials were discussed.