Optimal pH for preserving bone properties
Name: Mohammed Khan
Class: BE 210
The
objective of this experiment is to understand how sensitive bone is to the surrounding
pH level it is placed in. To understand this is to gain insight on how
important it is to create an environment where bone deterioration is minimized,
thus increasing the effectiveness of medical treatments with bone.
It is hypothesized that the closer the artificial pH is to the homeostatic pH, the greater the failure strength will be. Evolution has been perfecting bodily functions for millions of years, and bone has either adapted to the environment it has been placed in or the pH levels in bodily fluids have reached a level where preservation of bone properties has been maximized. Thus placing a bone in a solution with a similar pH as its homeostatic environment will minimize the deterioration of bone, maximizing the stress it can endure.