TY - GEN
T1 - Nano-Coated Coralline Hydroxyapatite for Load Bearing Applications
AU - Ben-Nissan, B.
AU - Milev, A.
AU - Vago, R.
AU - Conway, M. R.
AU - Walsh, W. R.
AU - Diwan, A.
PY - 2004/12/1
Y1 - 2004/12/1
N2 - The strongness of the porous structure of Australian coral after a double conversion treatment followed by a HAp sol coating was determined inorder to replace bone in an implant. The characterization studies of the natural and converted corals which involved mechanical testing, XRD, SEM, thermal analysis, NMR and Raman spectroscopy were presented. It was shown that the effectiveness of coralline hydroxyapatite as a bone graft substitute depends on it's strength and pore size. The pore size of the coral, investigated in the Goniopora species is between 250-500μm with interconnections of about 150μm.
AB - The strongness of the porous structure of Australian coral after a double conversion treatment followed by a HAp sol coating was determined inorder to replace bone in an implant. The characterization studies of the natural and converted corals which involved mechanical testing, XRD, SEM, thermal analysis, NMR and Raman spectroscopy were presented. It was shown that the effectiveness of coralline hydroxyapatite as a bone graft substitute depends on it's strength and pore size. The pore size of the coral, investigated in the Goniopora species is between 250-500μm with interconnections of about 150μm.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:13844296803
SN - 1877040193
SN - 9781877040191
T3 - Transactions - 7th World Biomaterials Congress
SP - 925
BT - Transactions - 7th World Biomaterials Congress
T2 - Transactions - 7th World Biomaterials Congress
Y2 - 17 May 2004 through 21 May 2004
ER -