February 2012
Intermediate to advanced
376 pages
12h 17m
English
S.M. Best and P.C. Marti, University of Cambridge, UK
The coating of orthopaedic implants with calcium phosphates can be an effective method of improving the physiological response to the implant surface and thus the overall success of the implant. This chapter discusses the key properties of mineral coatings for orthopaedic applications, and highlights the major methods of producing these coatings. The results of clinical studies are then presented before a brief discussion of the future of mineral coatings.
Key words
hydroxyapatite coatings
orthopaedic coatings
calcium phosphate coatings
plasma spraying
magnetron sputtering
The ideal biomaterial must meet ...
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