title: Effect of water vapor treatment on apatite formation on precalcified titanium and bond strength of coatings to substrates.
abstract: In previous investigations, a simple method, precalcification, was developed for bioactivating titanium. After a titanium sample was precalcified in a boiling saturated Ca(OH)(2) solution and then immersed in a calcium phosphate supersaturated solution, an apatite coating rapidly precipitated onto its surface. In the present study, heat-treatment in water vapor was carried out prior to precalcification. Heat-treatment in water vapor stimulated the chemical reaction between titanium, calcium, and phosphate. Coating properties were improved, and the bond strength of the coating to substrate was enhanced.
authors.affiliation: Engineering Research Center in Biomaterials, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610064, People's Republic of China. nic7500@scu.edu.cn
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: X D
authors.initials: XD
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D001031:Apatites / Q000737:chemistry*; D002113:Calcification, Physiologic; D006358:Hot Temperature; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D013499:Surface Properties; D014025:Titanium / Q000737:chemistry*; D014867:Water
chemical_list: D001031:Apatites; D014867:Water; D014025:Titanium