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Ordered Mesoporous Silica Coatings That Induce Apatite Formation In Vitro
Author(s) -
GomezVega J. M.,
Hozumi A.,
Sugimura H.,
Takai O.
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
advanced materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.707
H-Index - 527
eISSN - 1521-4095
pISSN - 0935-9648
DOI - 10.1002/1521-4095(200106)13:11<822::aid-adma822>3.0.co;2-0
Subject(s) - simulated body fluid , materials science , apatite , mesoporous material , mesoporous silica , coating , immersion (mathematics) , chemical engineering , amorphous solid , nanotechnology , composite material , organic chemistry , catalysis , chemistry , mathematics , pure mathematics , engineering
Alternative coatings for load‐bearing medical implants are required. Those prepared in the biomimetic approach reported here have three important features: the mesostructure is aligned even on amorphous substrates, they can be photocalcined, and they precipitate apatite in simulated body fluid (SBF). The Figure shows the surface of such a mesoporous silica coating on Ti6Al4V after immersion in SBF for 15 days.