title: In vitro fatigue behaviour of vacuum plasma and detonation gun sprayed hydroxyapatite coatings.
abstract: The fatigue behaviour of vacuum plasma sprayed (VPS) and detonation gun sprayed (DGUN) hydroxyapatite coatings on titanium substrates has been compared in air and in buffered Ringer's solution. There was an increase in the surface microcracking and bulk porosity of both types of coating tested in air. After 1 million cycles in Ringer's solution the VPS coatings had completely delaminated from their substrates. In contrast the DGUN coatings retained their integrity when tested up to 10 million cycles but were beginning to show signs of delamination at the interface.
authors.affiliation: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Bath, Clarerton Down, UK.
authors.forename: H C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Gledhill
authors.forename: I G
authors.initials: IG
authors.lastname: Turner
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Doyle
mesh_terms: D017886:Durapatite; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction
chemical_list: D017886:Durapatite