Evaluation of Plasma Spray Hydroxy Apatite coatings on Metallic Materials

  • Take, S. (Oyama National College of Technology) ;
  • Mitsui, K. (Oyama National College of Technology) ;
  • Kasahara, M. (Oyama National College of Technology) ;
  • Sawai, R. (Oyama National College of Technology) ;
  • Izawa, S. (Oyama National College of Technology) ;
  • Nakayama, M. (Oyama National College of Technology) ;
  • Itoi, Y. (Oyama National College of Technology)
  • Published : 2007.12.01

Abstract

Biocompatible Hydroxy apatite (HAp) coatings on metallic substrate by plasma spray techniques have been developed. Long-term credibility of plasma spray HAp coatings has been evaluated in physiological saline by electrochemical measurements. It was found that the corrosion resisitance of SUS316L based HAp/Ti conbined coatings was excellent even after more than 10 weeks long-term immersion. It was shown that postal heat treatment improved both the crystallinity and corrosion resistance of HAp. By lowering cooling rate during heat treatment process, less cracks produced in HAp coating layer, which lead to higher credibility of HAp during immersion in physiological saline. The ICP results showed that the dissolution level of substrate metallic ions was low and HAp coatings produced in this research can be acceptable as biocompatible materials. Also, the concentration of dissolved ions from HAp coatings with postal heat treatment was lower compared to those from samples without postal heat treatment. The adherence of HAp coatings with Ti substrate and other mechanical properties were also assessed by three-point bending test. The poor adhesion of HAp coating to titanium substrate can be improved by introducing a plasma spray titanium intermediate layer.

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