Sarah Akua Osafo, Precious Osayamen Etinosa, John David Obayemi, Ali Azeko Salifu, Tabiri Asumadu, Desmond Klenam, Benjamin Agyei-Tuffour, David Dodoo-Arhin, Abu Yaya, Winston Oluwole Soboyejo
Despite the attractive combinations of cell/surface interactions, biocompatibility, and good mechanical properties of Ti-6Al-4V, there is still a need to enhance the early stages of cell/surface integration that are associated with the implantation of biomedical devices into the human body. This paper presents a novel, easy and reproducible method of nanoscale and nanostructured hydroxyapatite (HA) coatings on Ti-6Al-4V. The resulting nanoscale coatings/nanostructures are characterized using a combination of Raman spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy equipped with energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy...
April 17, 2024: Journal of Biomedical Materials Research. Part A