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AC vs. DC electrophoretic deposition of hydroxyapatite on titanium |
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| Authors: | V. Ozhukil Kollath Q. Chen R. Closset J. Luyten K. Traina S. Mullens A.R. Boccaccini R. Cloots |
| Affiliation: | 1. Sustainable Materials Management, Flemish Institute for Technological Research (VITO), 2400 Mol, Belgium;2. GREEnMat, Department of Chemistry, University of Liège, 4000 Liège, Belgium;3. Institute of Biomaterials, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, 91058 Erlangen, Germany |
| Abstract: | In this study, electrophoretic deposition (EPD) of hydroxyapatite (HA) powder on titanium plate was performed using butanol as solvent under direct current (DC) and alternating current (AC) fields. The zeta potential of the suspensions was measured to define their stability and the charge on the particles. Coating thickness was varied by adjusting the voltage and time of deposition. Surface morphology and cross section thickness were studied using scanning electron microscopy and image analysis software. Surface crack density was calculated from the micrographs. The results showed that the samples of similar thickness have higher grain density when coated using AC as compared to DC EPD. This facile but novel test proves the capability of AC-EPD to attain denser and uniform HA coatings from non-aqueous medium. |
| Keywords: | Electrophoretic deposition Alternating current Hydroxyapatite Titanium Biomedical coatings |
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