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Nucleation and growth of calcium–phosphate on Ca-implanted titanium surface

  • Youtao Xie
  • , Xuanyong Liu
  • , Paul K. Chu*
  • , Chuanxian Ding
  • *Corresponding author for this work

    Research output: Journal Publications and ReviewsRGC 21 - Publication in refereed journalpeer-review

    Abstract

    Calcium phosphate formation on Ca-implanted titanium surfaces is studied. Experimental results show that octacalcium phosphate (OCP) is the more energetically favorable phase to precipitate on the positively charged Ca-implanted titanium surfaces compared to hydroxylapatite (HA), especially with the existence of a large amount of CO2-ions. A solution-based cluster theory is employed to explain the process of the formation of calcium phosphate on the Ca-implanted titanium surfaces. Thermodynamic and kinetic calculations show that OCP is the kinetically favored phase to precipitate in the SBF solution than HA. The nucleation rate is much higher than that of HA, but HA is more stable thermodynamically. © 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)651-656
    JournalSurface Science
    Volume600
    Issue number3
    Online published19 Dec 2005
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Feb 2006

    Research Keywords

    • Calcium
    • Calcium phosphate
    • Implantation
    • Nucleation
    • Titanium

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