Wettability of Thin Silicate-Containing Hydroxyapatite Films Formed by RF-Magnetron Sputtering

• Published in: Russian physics journal Vol. 56; no. 10; pp. 1163 - 1169
• Main Authors: Gorodzha, S. N., Surmeneva, M. A., Surmenev, R. A., Gribennikov, M. V., Pichugin, V. F., Sharonova, A. A., Pustovalova, A. A., Prymack, O., Epple, M., Wittmar, A., Ulbricht, M., Gogolinskii, K. V., Kravchuk, K. S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Boston Springer US 01.02.2014; Springer
• Subjects: Analysis; Atomic force microscopy; Coatings; Coatings industry; Condensed Matter Physics; Hadrons; Heavy Ions; Lasers; Mathematical and Computational Physics; Nuclear Physics; Optical Devices; Optics; Photonics; Physics; Physics and Astronomy; Silicates; Steel, Stainless; Surface energy; Theoretical; Titanium; RF-magnetron sputtering; biocompatibility; wetting ability; calcium-phosphate coating

Using the methods of electron and atomic force microscopy, X-ray structural analysis and measurements of the wetting angle, the features of morphology, structure, contact angle and free surface energy of silicon-containing calcium-phosphate coatings formed on the substrates made from titanium VT1-0...