Systematic optimization of corrosion,bioactivity, and biocompatibility behaviors of calcium-phosphate plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO) coatings on titanium substrates

To optimize the corrosion, bioactivity, and biocompatibility behaviors of plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO) coatings on titanium substrates, the effects of five process variables including frequency, current density, duty cycle, treatment time, and electrolyte Ca/P ratio were evaluated. In our systematic study, a Taguchi design of experimental based on an L16 orthogonal array was used. For this, the coatings characteristics such as the surface roughness, wettability, rutile to anatase and Ca/P ratios, and corrosion polarization resistance were investigated. After determining the optimum process variables for each response, the apatite forming ability in SBF (bioactivity behavior) and MG63 cell attachment and flattening (biocompatibility behavior) for two groups of coatings were examined. The first group was optimized based on the maximum corrosion polarization resistance and the variables were set as the frequency of 2000 Hz, the current density of 5 A/dm², the duty cycle of 30%, the treatment time of 5 min, and the Ca/P ratio of 0.65 at. % in the electrolyte. For the second group, the maximum surface roughness, greatest Ca/P ratio, and highest wettability as well as the minimum rutile to anatase ratio in coatings, could be obtained when the variables were set as the frequency of 10 Hz, the current density of 12.5 A/dm², the duty cycle of 50%, the treatment time of 12.5 min, and the Ca/P ratio of 1.70 at. % in the electrolyte. The results showed that while both groups of coatings indicated a significant apatite forming ability and can serve as bioactive coatings, a proper attachment and flattening of cells and consequently, the favorable biocompatibility properties were seen only in the first group.     

Synthesis of hydroxyapatite nanoparticles in ultrasonic precipitation

Nanocrystalline hydroxyapatite (HAp) was prepared by a precipitation method with aid of ultrasonic irradiation using Ca(NO₃)₂ and NH₄H₂PO₄ as source material and carbamide (NH₂CONH₂) as precipitator. The crystallization and morphology of the prepared nanoparticles were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The mechanism and kinetics of the nano-hydroxyapatite were considered in particular, and the influence of the temperature and time on the HAp formation rate was also investigated. The results show that the needle-like HAp crystalline was prepared by the ultrasonic precipitation process. The HAp content increases with the preparation temperature and time. The adding of carbamide is helpful for formation of HAp nanoparticles. An Arrhenius relationship was found between the HAp formation rate and the temperature, and an apparent activation energy of 59.9 kJ/mol was obtained by calculation.     

Optimising P2O5 availability for fertilizer use,by direct treatment of apatite with hydrochloric or nitric acids

Hydrochloric and nitric acid treated apatite is not directly used as a fertilizer because of the hygroscopic character of the products. Another problem arises from the volatility of these acids and that acidulated product undergo reversions during drying with loss of the acid. We have found that apatite beneficiated with hydrochloric and nitric acids dried at an optimum temperature ~120°C has high available phosphorous. The products can be stored in the solid form in sealed polythene bags.Sumanasekara Chair in Natural Science     

金红石与磷灰石浮选分离中硫酸铝的作用研究

研究表明．在FL108作捕收剂条件下，硫酸铝强烈抑制金红石而使磷灰石上浮，采用“FL108＋Al2（SO4）3”的浮选药剂制度，可实现两矿物的分离。通过分析Al3＋和金红石表面Ti4＋、磷灰石表面Ca2＋的水解特性，还阐述了Al2（SO4）3的选择抑制机理。     

黄麦岭磷矿矿石工艺矿相学研究

经红外光谱测试及单矿物化学分析，确定了磷灰石的种类；通过显微镜观察，系统地研究了不同自然类型磷矿石中磷灰石的嵌布嵌镶关系；利用线测法测定了磷灰石的嵌布粒度；采用一粗一精一扫浮选流程，按原来的浮选条件和药剂制度所得精矿，研究了其单体解离度及选矿回收率；提出了改进选矿工艺流程的可能途径和方法。     

Effect of Ti-OH formation on bioactivity of vacuum plasma sprayed titanium coating after chemical treatment

The effect of Ti-OH groups on bioactivity of NaOH treated titanium coating was investigated in this paper. The NaOH-heat treatment was also applied to modify the titanium coating for comparison. The results show that the amount of Ti-OH groups was important to induce apatite formation on the treated titanium coating. When the NaOH treated titanium coating was exposed to SBF, it released Na⁺ ions from the sodium titanate layer on its surface into the SBF via exchanging with H₃O⁺ ions in the fluid and Ti-OH groups were rapidly formed on the surface. So the NaOH treated titanium coating has good bioactivity in simulated body fluid (SBF). The amount of Ti-OH groups on the titanium coating was reduced after heat treatment, so the bioactivity of NaOH-heat treated titanium coating was obviously affected.     

磷灰石及其流体包体的SRXRF分析

采用同步辐射X荧光技术对格尔柯金矿花岗闪长岩中的副矿物——磷灰石进行了分析。磷灰石成分分析显示原始岩浆属铁镁质Ⅰ型花岗岩，具有富集轻稀土、Nd消耗的特征，流体包体成分分析显示岩浆热液中含有Fe、Mn和微量的As、Co、Zn。     

东昆仑南部带磷灰石裂变径迹分析的地质意义

通过东昆仑南部带出露的上二叠统地层磷灰石裂变径迹分析,研究区内的构造演化特征。南北向剖面中4个砂岩样品的年龄为(48±3)—(89±8)Ma,径迹长度为(10.7±2.3)—(10.8±2.2)μm。裂变径迹年龄是区内逆冲演化的反映,长度分布体现了在退火带持续较长以及受隆升控制的特点。总体上具有3阶段热演化历史,约107Ma前后发生一次较为快速的冷却隆升作用,继之于约80Ma开始出现相对平静期,然后在6—12Ma进入快速冷却期,冷却速率为5.3—9.8℃/Ma或者106—196m/Ma。     

Czochralski growth of Yb doped oxyapatite for high power laser application

Ca₈(La,Yb)₂(PO₄)₆O₂ (Yb:CLPA) single crystals with the apatite-type structure could be grown from the melt using the Czochralski method. Grown crystal was 18 mm in diameter and 110 mm in length. It is transparent with slightly blue color. Neither visible inclusion nor crack was observed. Thermal conductivity of Yb:CLPA was calculated from the values of thermal diffusivity, heat capacity measurement and density. Luminescent characterization was carried out from the results of emission, absorption and Raman spectrum.     

Characterisation,by the PIXE Method,of Trace Elements During Physicochemical Reactions at the Periphery of Bioactive Glass Pastilles in Contact with Biological Fluids

Abstract

The prerequisite for bioactive glasses to bond to living bone is the formation of biologically active apatites on their surface in the body. Reactions and bioactivity mechanisms between bioactive glasses and bone depend on the glass composition. We study a glass in the SiO₂‐Na₂O‐CaO‐P₂O₅‐K₂O‐Al₂O₃‐MgO system. To characterise physicochemical reactions at the materials periphery, we immersed the glass pastilles into biological fluids for periods of 5, 10, and 20 days. The surface changes were studied at the micrometer scale by a Particle Induced X‐ray Emission (PIXE) method associated with Rutherford Backscattering Spectroscopy (RBS). After 20 days of immersion, elemental maps showed the formation of a calcium‐phosphate layer at the surface of the glass pastilles. The thickness of this layer was around 15 µm. Thanks to the PIXE method, we demonstrated the presence of traces of Mg in this layer. The glass doped with MgO leads to the formation of an apatite which incorporates magnesium. Formation of this Ca‐P‐Mg layer represents the bioactive properties of the studied glass. This biologically active layer improves the properties of the glass and will permit a chemical bond between the ceramic and bone.