Strontium-substituted apatite coating grown on Ti6Al4V substrate through biomimetic synthesis

Strontium-substituted apatite coating grown on Ti6Al4V substrate through biomimetic synthesis.

During the last few years Strontium has been shown to have beneficial effects when incorporated at certain doses in bone by stimulating bone formation. It is believed that its presence locally at the interface between an implant and bone will enhance osteointegration and therefore, ensure the longevity of a joint prosthesis. In this study we explore the possibility of incorporating Sr into nano...

Advances in Biomimetic Apatite Coating on Metal Implants

PLLA scaffolds with biomimetic apatite coating and biomimetic apatite/collagen composite coating to enhance osteoblast-like cells attachment and activity

Novel scaffolds composed of poly(L-lactic acid) (PLLA) skeleton covered with bonelike apatite or apatite/collagen composite were produced via a combined phase-separation technique and an accelerated biomimetic coating process. Saos-2 osteoblast-like cells were used to evaluate the cellular behaviors on these biomimetic coatings. Cell morphologies on the surfaces of PLLA scaffolds, PLLA scaffold...

Effect of Alkali and Heat Treatment on Biomimetic HA Coating on Ti6Al4V

In this study, time of calcium phosphate formation on Ti6Al4V alloy with or without alkali and heat treatments was investigated. Specimens were soaked in 0, 5, 10 M solutions of NaOH at temperatures of 60 or 80 °C for 24, 72 h. Their surfaces were characterized using scanning electron microscopy and thin film X-ray diffraction. It was found that optimum condition is 72h soaking in 5 M NaOH in 8...

Solubility of strontium-substituted apatite by solid titration.

Solid titration was used to explore the solubility isotherms of partially (Srx-HAp, x=1, 5, 10, 40, 60 mol.%) and fully substituted strontium hydroxyapatite (Sr-HAp). Solubility increased with increasing strontium content. No phase other than strontium-substituted HAp, corresponding to the original titrant, was detected in the solid present at equilibrium; in particular, dicalcium hydrogen phos...