Thin Calcium Phosphate Coatings for Medical Implants

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: León, Betty (Editor), Jansen, John (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2009.
• Subjects: Materials science.; Orthopedics.; Biomedical engineering.; Biomaterials.; Tribology.; Corrosion and anti-corrosives.; Coatings.; Materials Science.; Tribology, Corrosion and Coatings.; Biomedical Engineering.

Thin calcium phosphate coatings of about 10 µm or less can improve the bone response in orthopedic and dental implants by overcoming the drawbacks of commercially successful, thick plasma-sprayed coatings. These alternative coatings have shown better adhesion to a variety of substrates and, because...