title: Formation of apatite coatings on an artificial ligament using a plasma- and precursor-assisted biomimetic process.
abstract: A plasma- and precursor-assisted biomimetic process utilizing plasma and alternate dipping treatments was applied to a Leed-Keio artificial ligament to produce a thin coating of apatite in a supersaturated calcium phosphate solution. Following plasma surface modification, the specimen was alternately dipped in calcium and phosphate ion solutions three times (alternate dipping treatment) to create a precoating containing amorphous calcium phosphate (ACP) which is an apatite precursor. To grow an apatite layer on the ACP precoating, the ACP-precoated specimen was immersed for 24 h in a simulated body fluid with ion concentrations approximately equal to those in human blood plasma. The plasma surface modification was necessary to create an adequate apatite coating and to improve the coating adhesion depending on the plasma power density. The apatite coating prepared using the optimized conditions formed a thin-film that covered the entire surface of the artificial ligament. The resulting apatite-coated artificial ligament should exhibit improved osseointegration within the bone tunnel and possesses great potential for use in ligament reconstructions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Ibaraki Prefectural University of Health Sciences, 4669-2 Ami Ami-machi, Inashiki-gun, Ibaraki 300-0394, Japan. a-oyane@aist.go.jp.
authors.forename: Hirotaka
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Mutsuzaki
authors.forename: Yoshiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yokoyama
authors.forename: Atsuo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: Ayako
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Oyane
mesh_terms: D001031:Apatites / Q000737:chemistry*; D040761:Biomimetic Materials / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D001826:Body Fluids / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D002130:Calcium Phosphates / Q000737:chemistry; D006358:Hot Temperature; D006801:Humans; D008855:Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; D010100:Oxygen / Q000737:chemistry; D056951:Photoelectron Spectroscopy; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D001031:Apatites; D002130:Calcium Phosphates; C519480:amorphous calcium phosphate; D010100:Oxygen
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