The evaluation of hydroxyapatite (HA) coated and uncoated porous tantalum for biomedical material applications

Porous tantalum has been used as an orthopedic implant for bone defects as it has a good corrosion resistance and fatigue behaviour properties. However, there are some reports on the rejection of porous Ta after the implantation. Those clinical cases refer to the less bioactivity of metallic-based m...

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Main Authors: Safuan, Nadia, Sukmana, Irza, Abdul Kadir, Mohammed Rafiq, Noviana, Deni
Format: Article
Published: Institute of Physics Publishing (IOP) 2014
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