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Coating of Implants with Hydroxyapatite – Material Connections between Bone and Metal
Author(s) -
Willmann G.
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
advanced engineering materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.938
H-Index - 114
eISSN - 1527-2648
pISSN - 1438-1656
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1527-2648(199910)1:2<95::aid-adem95>3.0.co;2-p
Subject(s) - coating , materials science , ceramic , implant , metallurgy , composite material , surgery , medicine
Load‐carrying components for artificial joints are made of bioinert alloys. Coating bioinert implants with bioactive hydroxyapatite ceramics offers a potential for biological interaction between the bone and the coated implant, which enables positive biological/chemical material connections. The author discusses some marginal design conditions applicable to the coating of implants with hydroxyapatite using the example of total hip replacement. There is highly convincing experience available from more than ten years of clinical application.