Developing hydroxyapatite CAPS coatings on metallic implants for tissue replacement

Hydroxyapatite (HA) is an appropriate ceramic for artificial teeth or bones due to its excellent biocompatibility and bioactivity. Unfortunately, the mechanical properties of pure HA ceramics are poor and these make them unsuitable as high load-bearing implants. A solution to this problem is the use...

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Main Author: Montserrat Espanol Pons.
Other Authors: Khor, Khiam Aik
Format: Thesis
Published: 2008
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/6170
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description Hydroxyapatite (HA) is an appropriate ceramic for artificial teeth or bones due to its excellent biocompatibility and bioactivity. Unfortunately, the mechanical properties of pure HA ceramics are poor and these make them unsuitable as high load-bearing implants. A solution to this problem is the use of HA-coated metal implants. In this project, HA powder and HA coatings on Ti-6A1-4V substrates were produced and characterized. Plasma spray and in particular the Controlled Atmosphere Plasma Spray (CAPS) system was employed to deposit HA on Ti-6A1-4V. The main focus was to study the contribution of this new technique as compared to conventional plasma spraying (Atmospheric Plasma Spraying, APS), in the production of HA coatings.
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spelling ntu-10356/61702023-03-11T17:30:57Z Developing hydroxyapatite CAPS coatings on metallic implants for tissue replacement Montserrat Espanol Pons. Khor, Khiam Aik School of Mechanical and Production Engineering DRNTU::Engineering::Materials::Biomaterials Hydroxyapatite (HA) is an appropriate ceramic for artificial teeth or bones due to its excellent biocompatibility and bioactivity. Unfortunately, the mechanical properties of pure HA ceramics are poor and these make them unsuitable as high load-bearing implants. A solution to this problem is the use of HA-coated metal implants. In this project, HA powder and HA coatings on Ti-6A1-4V substrates were produced and characterized. Plasma spray and in particular the Controlled Atmosphere Plasma Spray (CAPS) system was employed to deposit HA on Ti-6A1-4V. The main focus was to study the contribution of this new technique as compared to conventional plasma spraying (Atmospheric Plasma Spraying, APS), in the production of HA coatings. Doctor of Philosophy (MPE) 2008-09-17T11:08:24Z 2008-09-17T11:08:24Z 2004 2004 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10356/6170 Nanyang Technological University application/pdf
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Developing hydroxyapatite CAPS coatings on metallic implants for tissue replacement
title Developing hydroxyapatite CAPS coatings on metallic implants for tissue replacement
title_full Developing hydroxyapatite CAPS coatings on metallic implants for tissue replacement
title_fullStr Developing hydroxyapatite CAPS coatings on metallic implants for tissue replacement
title_full_unstemmed Developing hydroxyapatite CAPS coatings on metallic implants for tissue replacement
title_short Developing hydroxyapatite CAPS coatings on metallic implants for tissue replacement
title_sort developing hydroxyapatite caps coatings on metallic implants for tissue replacement
topic DRNTU::Engineering::Materials::Biomaterials
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