ISO INTERNATIONAL STANDARD 13175-3 First edition 2012-10-01 Implants for surgery - Calcium phosphates Part 3: Hydroxyapatite and beta-tricalcium phosphate bone substitutes Implants chirurgicaux - Phosphates de calcium Partie 3: Substituts osseux a base d'hydroxyapatite et de phosphate tricalcique beta Reference number IS0 13175-3:2012(E) ISO @IS02012 nitted without license from IHS Not for Resale IS0 13175-3:2012(E) COPYRIGHT PROTECTED DOCUMENT ISO 2012 All rights reserved. Unless otherwise specified, no part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and microfilm, without permission in writing from either IsO at the addressbeloworIso'smemberbodyinthecountryoftherequester. ISo copyright office Case postale 56 : CH-1211 Geneva 20 Tel.+41227490111 Fax + 41 22 749 09 47 E-mail copyright@iso.org Web www.iso.org Published in Switzerland @ IS0 2012 - All rights reserved Not for Resale IS0 13175-3:2012(E) Contents Page Foreword ..iv Introduction. ..V 1 Scope. ..1 2 Normative references 3 Terms, definitions and symbols ..1 3.1 Terms and definitions .1 3.2 Symbols .... .3 4 Requirements 3 4.1 Trace elements. 3 4.2 Qualitative and quantitative determination of crystalline phases .4 4.3 Form and shape. 5 4.4 Porosity 5 4.5 Dissolution and pH change .6 4.6 Measurement of material mechanical strength ..7 4.7 Testreport 11 Bibliography ..13 Copyritnteatinal rganiason t? Sanarizal rights reserved iii se with ISt ed without license from IHS Not for Resale