Characterization of chemical inhomogeneity in plasma-sprayed hydroxyapatite coatings.
Biomaterials
; 24(15): 2585-92, 2003 Jul.
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| ID: mdl-12726712
ABSTRACT
Successful applications of plasma-sprayed hydroxyapatite (HA) coating for implants rely on understanding characteristics of the coating's microstructure, particularly its inhomogeneity. We explored three new techniques for characterizing the chemical inhomogeneity of sprayed HA coatings on titanium substrate micro-Raman spectroscopy (MRS), positive and negative ion ratios of time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS) and the energy loss peaks of X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The results showed that MRS effectively revealed a chemical gradient in the direction of the coating thickness and a decrease in crystallinity from the surface to interface within the as-sprayed coatings. The post-spray treatment effectively promoted homogeneity between surface and the coating/Ti interfaces. Elucidating the chemistry of the sprayed HA coatings using the ion ratios of ToF-SIMS and the energy loss peaks of XPS remains a challenge, even though such techniques can be used to identify certain calcium phosphate phases in pure powder form.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Materiais Revestidos Biocompatíveis
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Hidroxiapatitas
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2003
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Article