Abstract
Bioactive ceramic coatings have been available for some 15 years and have been proved to have many advantages with regard to the short and mid-term behaviour compared to cemented implants. Nevertheless, the useful lifetime for this kind of prostheses is comparable to conventional implants, and requires further investigation. We present a combined study relating the defect structure in plasma sprayed HAp coatings to their microstructure and internal stress state with regard to biochemical changes in a simulated biological environment.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 502-504 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Materials Science Forum |
| Volume | 363-365 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2001 |
| Event | 12th International Conference on Positron Annihilation - Munchen, Germany Duration: 6 Aug 2000 → 12 Aug 2000 |
Keywords
- Bioactive coatings
- Biochemical effects
- Hydroxyapatite
- Stress
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Materials Science
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Mechanics of Materials
- Mechanical Engineering