Novel ways of processing hydroxyapatite-zirconia composite coating via plasma spraying process

• 主要作者: Lim, Vincent Joo Peng.
• 其他作者: Khor, Khiam Aik
• 格式: Theses and Dissertations
• 出版: 2008
• 主題: DRNTU::Engineering::Materials::Biomaterials
• 在線閱讀: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/6012

Hydroxyapatite (HA) coatings have been deposited on artificial hip prosthesis as a bioactive surface to induce a direct chemical bond with natural bones and hence achieve a biological fixation onto implants. However, its intrinsic weak mechanical properties have always been the main obstacle to its...