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Nanonstructural Analysis of Hydroxyapatite Thin Films Using HRTEM/FIB Techniques

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 September 2012

E. L. Solla
Affiliation:
Servicio de Microscopía Electrónica, CACTI, Universidade de Vigo, As Lagoas-Marcosende, 36310 Vigo, Spain
B. Rodríguez-González
Affiliation:
Servicio de Microscopía Electrónica, CACTI, Universidade de Vigo, As Lagoas-Marcosende, 36310 Vigo, Spain
I. Pereiro
Affiliation:
Departamento de Física Aplicada, Universidade de Vigo, As Lagoas-Marcosende, 36310 Vigo, Spain
C. Rodríguez-Valencia
Affiliation:
Departamento de Física Aplicada, Universidade de Vigo, As Lagoas-Marcosende, 36310 Vigo, Spain
B. C. Cores
Affiliation:
Departamento de Física Aplicada, Universidade de Vigo, As Lagoas-Marcosende, 36310 Vigo, Spain
J. Serra
Affiliation:
Departamento de Física Aplicada, Universidade de Vigo, As Lagoas-Marcosende, 36310 Vigo, Spain
P. González
Affiliation:
Departamento de Física Aplicada, Universidade de Vigo, As Lagoas-Marcosende, 36310 Vigo, Spain

Abstract

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Hydroxyapatite, with a composition that resembles the mineral phase of bone, is often used as a coating of metallic prostheses to improve the adhesion and osseointegration of implants in different parts of the skeleton. Among the available techniques that allow the deposition of this material on metallic substrates, Pulsed Laser Deposition (PLD) is capable of producing high quality and highly biocompatible coatings with excellent final attachment.

Type
Materials Sciences
Copyright
Copyright © Microscopy Society of America 2012