The invention belongs to the field of medical materials for
bone injury repair, and specifically relates to a
calcium citrate /
polylactic acid bone
repair material prepared by a
melt blending method and application thereof. to the invention provides the
calcium citrate /
polylactic acid bone
repair material prepared by the
melt blending method, as
calcium citrate and
polylactic acid have good affinity, the calcium citrate and the polylactic acid can form a uniformly-dispersed
composite material, and have good mechanical properties and forming
machining properties, and meanwhile, a combination ofthe calcium citrate and the polylactic acid can show good
biocompatibility and biodegradability, and in a
degradation process, a slightly alkaline environment of degradation of the calcium citrate cancounteract an acid environment brought by separate degradation of the polylactic acid, a stable and suitable calcium
ion environment is provided, and a local high-calcium environment is created to promote the growth of new bone tissues. Meanwhile, the calcium citrate / polylactic acid bone
repair material prepared by the
melt blending method has good
formability, the size and shape of the calcium citrate / polylactic acid bone repair material is convenient to be processed into sizes and shapes required by clinical application, and the calcium citrate / polylactic acid bone repair material can be used to be processed into bone lamellas,
bone screws, interbody fusion cages and the like required by orthopedic
internal fixation. The calcium citrate / polylactic acid bone repair material can further regulate and control the degradation rate of composite materials through adjusting the molecular weight of the polylactic acid so as to meet the requirements of
bone injury repair with different
healing time.