title: Water vapour-treated hydroxyapatite coatings after plasma spraying and their characteristics.
abstract: A novel way to enhance the ability of hydroxyapatite (HA) coatings in resisting degradation was revealed. The as-received plasma sprayed HA coatings were kept in water vapour at 125 degrees C, with a pressure of 0.15 MPa for 6 h; most of the amorphous phase in the coating was converted into crystalline HA and enhanced the crystallinity significantly. Meanwhile, the alpha-tricalcium phosphate, tetracalcium phosphate and CaO which decomposed from HA during plasma spraying were also transformed into crystalline HA. The dissolution experiment in distilled water at room temperature showed that the post-water vapour-treated coatings were more stable than post-heat-treated ones. The average interfacial tensile bond strength between HA and substrate before and after water vapour treatment was 45.0 and 39.1 MPa, respectively.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Materials Science and Technology, Sichuan University, Chengdu, PR China.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Weng
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000737:chemistry*; D002118:Calcium / Q000737:chemistry; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002627:Chemistry, Physical; D017886:Durapatite / Q000737:chemistry*; D005740:Gases; D010710:Phosphates / Q000737:chemistry; D013059:Spectrum Analysis, Raman; D013718:Tensile Strength; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry*; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D005740:Gases; D010710:Phosphates; D014867:Water; D017886:Durapatite; D002118:Calcium