PubMed · 12679580
The interfacial strength in sputtering-hydroxyapatite-coating implants with arc-deposited surface.
Abstract
Titanium columns (Ti-6A1-4V) were treated with arc-deposition to roughen the surface enough to anchor the bone, and then coated with hydroxyapatite (HA) at a thickness of 5 micro m by the sputtering technique. Columns were implanted into dog femurs, and fixation of columns to bone due to bone-ingrowth was assessed histologically and with the push-out test. The HA-coated columns were inserted in the shafts of the right femurs of 2 dogs. As a control, columns that were only arc-deposited (non-coated columns) were inserted into the left femurs. The interfacial strength was higher for the HA-coated columns than for the non-coated columns. Coating a rough surface with an HA layer using a sputtering technique reinforces interfacial strength between bone and implants.
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Takahiro Seno, Yasuharu Izumisawa, Ikuya Nishimura, Seiya Maehara, Tokiko Yokoyama, Kazuto Yamashita, Tadao Kotani. 2003. The interfacial strength in sputtering-hydroxyapatite-coating implants with arc-deposited surface.. https://doi.org/10.1292/jvms.65.419
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