Zn/HA Coating on the Ti-xNb Alloys after Nanotube Formation for Dental Implant

  • Byeon, In-Seop (Department of Dental Materials and Research Center of Nano-Interface Activation for Biomaterials, College of Dentistry, Chosun University) ;
  • Choe, Han-Cheol (Department of Dental Materials and Research Center of Nano-Interface Activation for Biomaterials, College of Dentistry, Chosun University)
  • Published : 2015.11.26

Abstract

Zn/HA coating on the Ti-xNb alloys after nanotube formation for dental lmplant was researched using various experimental methods. Due to g ood biocompatibility and osteoconductivity, hydroxyapatite (HA) coating s on metallic biomedical implants were widely employed in orthopedic and dental applications. To improve biocompatibilities, Zinc (Zn) plays very important roles in the bone formation and immune reg ulations. The nanotube formed Zn-HA films were characterized with X-ray diffraction (XRD), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS).

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