



@article {2635,
	title = {Surface modifications of glass-reinforced hydroxyapatite composites},
	journal = {BiomaterialsBIOMATERIALS},
	volume = {16},
	year = {1995},
	note = {Cited By (since 1996): 24Export Date: 21 November 2012Source: ScopusCODEN: BIMADdoi: 10.1016/0142-9612(95)91124-HPubMed ID: 7492715Language of Original Document: EnglishCorrespondence Address: Santos, J.D.; Dept Metallurgical Engineering, FEUP, University of Porto, Rua dos Bragas 4099-Porto Codex, PortugalChemicals/CAS: Biocompatible Materials; Calcium, 7440-70-2; Glass; Hydroxyapatites; Phosphorus, 7723-14-0; Silicon, 7440-21-3; Sodium, 7440-23-5},
	month = {1995///},
	pages = {521 - 526},
	publisher = {Butterworth-Heinemann Ltd},
	abstract = {Surface modifications of glass-reinforced hydroxyapatite composites immersed in a simulated physiological solution were studied using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. In the first stages of the apatite formation process, calcium and silicon ions were leached out from the surface of the composites. After 12 days of immersion, apatite crystals were detected on the surface indicating bioactive behaviour. Sodium ions attributed to sodium sulphate were also found in the apatite layer. Bound water on the surface also increased with immersion time.Surface modifications of glass-reinforced hydroxyapatite composites immersed in a simulated physiological solution were studied using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. In the first stages of the apatite formation process, calcium and silicon ions were leached out from the surface of the composites. After 12 days of immersion, apatite crystals were detected on the surface indicating bioactive behaviour. Sodium ions attributed to sodium sulphate were also found in the apatite layer. Bound water on the surface also increased with immersion time.
},
	keywords = {Apatite, article, Bioactive glass, Biocompatible Materials, Biomaterials, Calcium, chemical composition, Composite materials, Electron Probe Microanalysis, glass, Glass reinforced hydroxyapatite composites, Hydrogen-Ion Concentration, hydroxyapatite, Hydroxyapatites, immersion, Ions, Leaching, Microscopy, Electron, Scanning, Phosphates, phosphorus, priority journal, Scanning electron microscopy, Silicon, Sodium, sodium chloride, sodium sulfate, Spectrometry, X-Ray Emission, Spectroscopy, Surface modification, Surface Properties, surface property, Surface treatment, Water, X ray, X ray photoelectron spectroscopy, X ray spectroscopy},
	isbn = {01429612 (ISSN)},
	url = {http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-0029294502\&partnerID=40\&md5=2694e1944afd0945ac391ba41c4ec7b5},
	author = {Santos, J.D. and Jha, L.J. and Monteiro, F.J.}
}
