Structure and Properties of La- and Si-Incorporated Calcium Phosphate Coatings

摘要

The physical and chemical properties of calcium phosphate coatings deposited by means of the microarc oxidation method in electrolytes based on simultaneously La- and Si-substituted hydroxyapatite with various concentrations of the substituents (Ca_(10-x)La_x(PO_4)_(6-v)(SiO_4)_v(OH)_2, x = y = 0.2 and 0.5) under different oxidation voltages from 150 to 350 V are investigated. It is shown that with increasing oxidation voltage the coating thickness and surface roughness increase linearly from 20 to 130 μm and from 2 to 8 μm, respectively. It is established that coatings deposited under voltages in the range 150-250 V have an amorphous structure and, as a consequence, a high rate of bioresorption. The increase in the process voltage to 300-350 leads to the formation of the crystalline phases CaHPO_4 and β-Ca_2P_2O_7 in coatings. With increasing voltage, the La concentration increases in coatings and the Si concentration remains almost unaltered. In this case, the maximum La and Si amounts in coatings are equal to 0.22 and 0.16 at. %, respectively. An oxidation voltage increase leads to the intensification of the Ca~(2+) ion deposition from the electrolyte, thus the Ca content increases in the coating composition and the Ca/P ratio grows from 0.26 to 0.58.