Abstract
Hydroxyapatite (HAp) is a biological and bioactive material, which has promise as a coating material for orthopedic and dental implants. Some HAp coating methods have been investigated and the pulsed laser deposition (PLD) method is one of the most cadidate. Previous PLD researchers deposited the HAp coatings on heated Ti and Ti-alloy substrates in order to crystallize the coatings. However, the deposition condition, high substrate temperature and water atmosphere, should promote the oxidation of the substarate surface prior to the growth of the HAp layer, which degrades the adhesion of the coating to the substrate. Therefore, HAp coatings should be deposited at lower temperature to avoid extensive oxidation of the substrates.
© 2007 IEEE
PDF ArticleMore Like This
E. N. Antonov, V. N. Bagratashvili, E. N. Sobol, and S. M. Howdle
CWF26 The European Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO/Europe) 1994
K P O'Donnell, P G Middleton, C Trager-Cowan, D Cole, M Cazzanelli, and J G Lunney
CThK2 The European Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO/Europe) 1998
B. İleri, H. Scheife, G. Huber, and S. Bär
CE8_2 The European Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO/Europe) 2007