Influence of the chemical composition on the phase constitution and the elastic properties of RF sputtered hydrozyapatite coatings

• We have studied the influence of chemical composition on the constitution and elastic properties of dense radio-frequency (RF)-sputtered hydroxyapatite (HA) coatings. The chemical composition was modified by varying the RF sputtering power density (P-D). As the P-D was increased by 240%, the Ca/P ratio measured by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy increased from approximate to 1.51 to approximate to 1.82. X-ray diffraction indicates phase pure hexagonal HA except for the sample prepared at the highest P-D where CaO and Ca-3(PO4)(2) also form. Deviations from the stoichiometric Ca/P ratio result in reduction of the elastic modulus. For Ca/P = 1.51 +/- 0.02, the elastic modulus decreases by approximate to 15%. This maybe due to incorporation of Ca vacancies in the lattice, while for Ca/P = 1.82 +/- 0.02, the average elastic modulus decreases by approximate to 10% due to formation of additional phases.

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NATURVETENSKAP  -- Fysik -- Subatomär fysik (hsv//swe)

NATURAL SCIENCES  -- Physical Sciences -- Subatomic Physics (hsv//eng)

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biomaterials

coatings

elastic properties

hydroxyapatite

magnetron sputtering

phase constitution

Ion physics

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Ion Physics

Jonfysik

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