Structural Changes of Hydroxylapatite during Plasma Spraying: Raman and NMR Spectroscopy Results
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Abstract
Functional osseoconductive coatings based on hydroxylapatite (HAp) and applied preferentially by atmospheric plasma spraying to medical implant surfaces are a mainstay of modern implantology. During contact with the hot plasma jet, HAp particles melt incongruently and undergo complex dehydration and decomposition reactions that alter their phase composition and crystallographic symmetry, and thus, the physical and biological properties of the coatings. Surface analytical methods such as laser-Raman and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopies are useful tools to assess the structural changes of HAp imposed by heat treatment during their flight along the hot plasma jet. In this contribution, the controversial information is highlighted on the existence or non-existence of oxyapatite, i.e., fully dehydrated HAp as a thermodynamically stable compound.Keywords
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