Biological Responses to Hydroxyapatite Coatings

The advantages of an osseoconductive hydroxyapatite coating include (see also Chapter 3.7) 

Another way to improve the mechanical properties of osseoconductive coatings is to add reinforcing ceramic or polymer materials. In the context of this treatise, only ceramic additive such as titania or zirconia will be briefly discussed. Hence, hydroxyapatite/polymer composite coatings will be excluded from discussion. 

3 Hydroxyapatite/Alumina/Carbon Nanotube Composite Coatings 

3 mass% P-TCP, 34.4 1.2 mass% HAp and 13.3 1.0 mass% CaC03. Unexpectedly, because of the post-depositional heat treatment the coatings 

Transition Metal-Substituted Calcium Orthophosphate Coatings 

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