



@article {2630,
	title = {The effect of hydroxyapatite thickness on metal ion release from stainless steel substrates},
	journal = {Journal of Materials Science: Materials in MedicineJ. MATER. SCI. MATER. MED.},
	volume = {6},
	year = {1995},
	note = {Cited By (since 1996): 18Export Date: 21 November 2012Source: ScopusCODEN: JSMMEdoi: 10.1007/BF00134324Language of Original Document: EnglishCorrespondence Address: Sousa, S.R.; INEB, Instituto Engenharia Biomedica, Praca do Coronel Pacheco, 1, 4050 Porto, Portugal},
	month = {1995///},
	pages = {818 - 823},
	publisher = {Chapman \& Hall Ltd},
	abstract = {The corrosion behaviour of 350 stainless steel coated with hydroxyapatite, HA, by plasma spraying was studied in Hank{\textquoteright}s Balanced Salt Solution, HBSS, and compared with that of polished passivated surfaces. Two different nominal thicknesses, 50 μm and 200 μm, corresponding to what one might consider a thin and a thick coating, respectively, were used. Only HA coatings with a thickness of 200 μm were capable of reducing the electrical charge consumed at constant potential to values lower than those measured for polished surfaces. However, no HA detachment occurred for both thicknesses, as opposed to what has been found in a previous work with Ti6A14V alloy coated with 50 μm HA. No iron, chromium or nickel were detected in solution by Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy with electrothermal atomization (ET-AAS). These elements were also absent from the bulk of the HA coating, both after a 6 month immersion period and electrochemical accelerated tests. The data indicate that in spite of the relatively low corrosion resistance of stainless steel as compared to that of titanium alloys, a thin (50 μm) HA coating prevents the release of metal ions, while remaining adherent to the substrate.The corrosion behaviour of 350 stainless steel coated with hydroxyapatite, HA, by plasma spraying was studied in Hank{\textquoteright}s Balanced Salt Solution, HBSS, and compared with that of polished passivated surfaces. Two different nominal thicknesses, 50 μm and 200 μm, corresponding to what one might consider a thin and a thick coating, respectively, were used. Only HA coatings with a thickness of 200 μm were capable of reducing the electrical charge consumed at constant potential to values lower than those measured for polished surfaces. However, no HA detachment occurred for both thicknesses, as opposed to what has been found in a previous work [1] with Ti6Al4V alloy coated with 50 μm HA. No iron, chromium or nickel were detected in solution by Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy with electrothermal atomization (ET-AAS). These elements were also absent from the bulk of the HA coating, both after a 6 month immersion period and electrochemical accelerated tests. The data indicate that in spite of the relatively low corrosion resistance of stainless steel as compared to that of titanium alloys, a thin (50 μm) HA coating prevents the release of metal ions, while remaining adherent to the substrate.
},
	keywords = {Absorption spectroscopy, atomic absorption spectrometry, Atomic absorption spectroscopy, Atomic spectroscopy, balanced salt solution, Calcium Compounds, Chromium, comparative study, conference paper, Corrosion, Corrosion behaviour, Electric charge, electrochemistry, Hank balanced salt solution, hydroxyapatite, immersion, Inorganic coatings, Ions, Iron, metal ion, Metal ion release, Nickel, Plasma spraying, priority journal, Stainless steel, Stainless steel substrates, Substrates, thickness, Thickness effect, Titanium, Titanium alloys},
	isbn = {09574530 (ISSN)},
	url = {http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0029616612\&partnerID=40\&md5=d2be2280e7407eb6232225ae459f896f},
	author = {Sousa, S.R. and Barbosa, M.A.}
}
