Adhesion failure behavior of sputtered calcium phosphate thin film coatings evaluated using microscratch testing

• Main Authors: Toque, J.A., Herliansyah, M.K., Hamdi, M., Ide-Ektessabi, A., Sopyan, I.
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier 2010
• Subjects: Q Science (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/14727/
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

It is generally accepted that calcium phosphate (Cap) is one of the most important biomaterials in implant coating applications mainly because of its excellent bioactivity. However, its relatively poor mechanical properties limits its application. This entails that a better understanding of the mech...