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JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE-MATERIALS IN MEDICINE
Volume 15, Issue 9, Pages 1045-1052Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1023/B:JMSM.0000042691.74922.1b
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To evaluate the in vivo performance of duplex hydroxylapatite top coat/TiO2 bond coat systems, cylindrical Ti6Al4V rods of 130 mm in length and 11-13 mm in diameter were coated by atmospheric plasma spray (APS) technique with both a standard hydroxylapatite (HAp) layer and a HAp+TiO2 bond coat duplex layer. In this pilot study coated and uncoated rods serving as controls were implanted into the femur of sheep so that their distal ends were freely suspended in the medulla of the femur. After an observation time of six months it was found that bone apposition and bone ingrowth were considerably increased in the presence of a osteoconductive coating. In particular, in vivo spalling and delamination frequently observed with HAp coatings was virtually absent in duplex coatings owing to the strong adhesion of the bond coat to the HAp top coat that anchored the latter solidly to the metallic surface of the implant. Some tentative mechanisms leading to this improved coating adhesion will be discussed. (C) 2004 Kluwer Academic Publishers.
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