title: Molecular structure at the bone-implant interface: a vibrational spectroscopic characterization.
abstract: Test implant plates surgically retrieved from distal femurs of dogs were studied by Raman spectroscopy in order to characterize the bone-implant interface. The implant surface consisted of phosphate mineral, plasma sprayed on a titanium substrate. On the basis of its spectroscopic signature, the phosphate mineral of bone and the implant surface formed a mixed phase in the interface.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, New York University, NY 10003.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Walters
authors.forename: N C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Blumenthal
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Leung
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Ricci
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Spivak
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001842:Bone and Bones / Q000737:chemistry / Q000601:surgery*; D004285:Dogs; D008903:Minerals / Q000737:chemistry; D015394:Molecular Structure; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D013059:Spectrum Analysis, Raman
chemical_list: D008903:Minerals