Using scratch testing to measure the adhesion strength of calcium phosphate coatings applied to poly(carbonate urethane) substrates

Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

Volumn 6, Issue , 2012, Pages 128-138

  Barnes, Dunstan ^a   Johnson, Scott ^b   Snell, Robert ^b   Best, Serena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b Ranier Technology Limited   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adhesion strength; Calcium phosphate; CaP; Compliant substrate; PCU; Poly(carbonate urethane); Scratch testing; Thin coatings

Indexed keywords

CAP; COMPLIANT SUBSTRATES; PCU; POLYCARBONATE URETHANE; SCRATCH TESTING; THIN COATING;

ADHESION; BOND STRENGTH (MATERIALS); CALCIUM; CALCIUM CARBONATE; CALCIUM PHOSPHATE; CARBONATION; ESTERS; HARD COATINGS; LOW TEMPERATURE TESTING; PLASTIC COATINGS; POLYMERS; SUBSTRATES; TISSUE;

PHOSPHATE COATINGS;

CALCIUM PHOSPHATE; HYDROXYAPATITE; POLY(CARBONATE URETHANE); POLYMER; POLYURETHAN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CHEMICAL BOND; FUNCTION TEST; IMPLANT; LOW TEMPERATURE; MATERIAL COATING; MEASUREMENT; ORTHOPEDIC PROSTHESIS; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SCRATCH TEST; STRENGTH; SURFACE PROPERTY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ADHESIVES; CALCIUM PHOSPHATES; COATED MATERIALS, BIOCOMPATIBLE; MATERIALS TESTING; POLYURETHANES; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; TITANIUM;

EID: 82955247141     PISSN: 17516161     EISSN: 18780180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2011.10.010     Document Type: Article

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