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Synthesis and Characterization of Calcium Phosphate Coatings by Metalorganic Chemical Vapor Deposition

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 February 2011

Y. Gao
Y. Gao*
Affiliation:
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, P.O. Box 999, MS K8-93, Richland, WA 99352, USA
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Abstract

Thin coatings of various calcium phosphates including tricalcium phosphate (TCP), calcium pyrophosphate, and hydroxyapatite were synthesized by plasma-enhanced metalorganic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD). Structure, composition, and surface morphology of the coatings were characterized by x-ray diffraction, x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and atomic force microscopy. All coatings were very dense and free of cracks. X- ray diffraction showed that the as-grown coatings with the Ca/P ratio of 1.5±0.5 and 1.0±0.5 were crystalline μ- TCP and pyrophosphate, respectively. However, hydroxyapatite coatings with the Ca/P ratio of ∼1.67 were amorphous. The crystalline μ-TCP and pyrophosphate coatings exhibited strong growth texture. The textured orientations varied with different growth temperatures. In addition, the microstructure of the μ-TCP coatings strongly depended on the growth temperatures.

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Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 550: Symposium GG/HH/II – Biomedical Materials-Drug Delivery, Implants and Tissue Engr , 1998 , 361
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1999

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