Affiliation:
1. Riga Technical University
2. Sidrabe, Inc.
Abstract
The growing demand for functionality of implants is necessary to cater for the growing elderly population in need of repair for damaged or diseased tissues and organs. Radiofrequency magnetron sputtered crystalline hydroxyapatite thin films with preferred crystal orientation on polished titanium substrates were produced without additional substrate heating. No hydroxyl absorption bands were detected in hydroxyapatite thin films even after the addition of water vapour during the sputtering process or hydrothermal post-treatment of the films.
Publisher
Trans Tech Publications, Ltd.
Subject
Mechanical Engineering,Mechanics of Materials,General Materials Science