title: Post-deposition heat treatments for ion beam sputter deposited calcium phosphate coatings.
abstract: Calcium phosphate coatings produced using the ion beam sputter deposition process are amorphous. To produce crystalline coatings, a series of different post-deposition heat treatments were conducted. Heat treatments conducted at temperatures less than 500 degrees C did not produce crystalline phases in the coatings. A 500 degrees C post-deposition heat treatment provided the energy required to produce a hydroxyapatite (HA)-type coating as determined using X-ray diffraction and Fourier transform IR spectroscopy (FTIR). Although post-deposition heat treatments can reduce the adhesion of a coating to its substrate, the 500 degrees C heat treatment did not decrease the coating bond strength. Heat treatments conducted at 600 degrees C were found to produce crystalline HA-type coatings but these heat treatments significantly reduced the coating bond strength. Cracks were observed on the surface of the 600 degrees C heat treated coatings. FTIR analysis revealed a new absorption band at 820 cm-1 for the 600 degrees C heat treated coatings, suggesting the formation of a new phase.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Alabama at Birmingham 35294.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Ong
authors.forename: L C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Lucas
mesh_terms: D002130:Calcium Phosphates / Q000737:chemistry*; D003460:Crystallization; D017886:Durapatite / Q000737:chemistry; D006358:Hot Temperature; D007477:Ions; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared; D013718:Tensile Strength; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction
chemical_list: D002130:Calcium Phosphates; D007477:Ions; C485828:alpha-tricalcium phosphate; C485830:tetracalcium phosphate; C485838:calcium phosphate, monobasic, anhydrous; D017886:Durapatite; C020243:calcium phosphate; C485829:calcium phosphate, dibasic, anhydrous