Evaluating interface strength of calcium phosphate sol–gel-derived thin films to Ti6Al4V substrate

Calcium phosphate sol–gel-derived thin films on porous-surfaced implants for enhanced osteoconductivity. Part II: Short-term in vivo studies

“…As reported in our accompanying manuscript [16], continuous carbonated hydroxyapatite (HA) films approximately 1-1.5 mm in thickness can be formed by sol-gel processing on sintered porous-surfaced Ti6Al4V substrates. Strongly bonded films [17] can be formed using either inorganic colloidal suspensions (referred hereafter as the Inorganic Route) or organic precursor solutions (the Organic Route). A direct comparison of the relative effectiveness of Ca-P films formed over porous-surfaced implants for enhancing osteoconductivity and promoting faster rates of bone ingrowth has not been reported.…”

Ion implantation of titanium based biomaterials

“…Many processes like plasma-spraying, biomimetic, electrolytic, sol-gel, sputtering, ion implantation, laser cladding, etc. are used to produce HA coatings on implant metal surfaces [6,7]. Although they are commercially popular, plasma processes produce thick coatings containing various phases of mixed crystallinity.…”

Platelet interactions with calcium-phosphate-coated surfaces

“…CaP-coated samples produced using an organic (ORG) or inorganic (ING) sol were prepared by Dr. Lu Gan (University of Toronto, Canada) [17]. Metallographic grinding paper (Si-carbide, Buehler, Ltd., Lake Bluff, IL, USA) was used to surface finish the disks to a 600 grit (600G) roughened surface or a mirror-like finished surface (PL) on an Ecomet-5 polishing machine (Buehler, Ltd., Lake Bluff, IL, USA).…”