Journal article
Growth of flower-like Brushite structures on magnesium substrates and their subsequent low temperature transformation to hydroxyapatite
American Journal of Biomedical Engineering, Vol.4(4), pp.79-87
2014
Abstract
Dicalcium phosphate dihydrate (DCPD) Brushite coatings composed of flower-like structures were formed on magnesium substrates via a straightforward chemical immersion technique in order to slow down the corrosion rate of the metallic substrates. Moreover, the synthesised DCPD coatings were also converted to hydroxyapatite (HAP) coating using a low-temperature hydrothermal process to further investigate their ability to reduce the corrosion rate of the substrates in phosphate buffer saline (PBS) and Ringer’s solutions. Degradation studies found DCPD coatings were capable of providing the most significant reduction in the corrosion rate of around 0.100 mm/yr compared to 3.828 mm/yr for the uncoated substrates soaked in Ringer’s solution at 37ºC.
Details
- Title
- Growth of flower-like Brushite structures on magnesium substrates and their subsequent low temperature transformation to hydroxyapatite
- Authors/Creators
- S. Brundavanam (Author/Creator)G.E.J. Poinern (Author/Creator)D. Fawcett (Author/Creator)
- Publication Details
- American Journal of Biomedical Engineering, Vol.4(4), pp.79-87
- Publisher
- Scientific & Academic Publishing
- Identifiers
- 991005542522807891
- Copyright
- © 2014 Scientific & Academic Publishing.
- Murdoch Affiliation
- School of Engineering and Information Technology
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article
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