Publication Type Journal Article
Title Hydroxyapatite coating by sol-gel on Ti-6Al-4V alloy as drug carrier
Authors Eduardo Peon Aves Gaston Fuentes Estevez Marcia Soares Sader Juan C. Galvan Sierra Julio C. Llopiz Yurell Ivan N Bastos Gloria D. Almeida Soares
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Journal JOURNAL OF MATERIALS SCIENCE-MATERIALS IN MEDICINE
Year 2009
Month February
Volume 20
Number 2
Pages 543-547
Abstract In this study Ti-6Al-4V samples were used as substrates and Ca-P layers were deposited using sol-gel technique and covered by spin-coating. The efficiency of hydroxyapatite (HA) coatings as drug carrier was also evaluated by immersion in gentamicin sulphate solution and the release profiles were obtained by cumulative method of the coating samples. Three non-linear mathematical methods were employed in order to discuss a possible mechanism to lead the drug release. Physical chemical techniques showed the presence of the typical absorption bands of calcium phosphates by infrared spectroscopy while X-ray diffraction peaks matched up with hydroxyapatite patterns. Microstructural techniques (SEM, EDS) help to confirm the hydroxyapatite coating by surface aspect and Ca/P ratio (1.64). The best fitting according statistical results explained each stage of the released profiles and correspond to a mixture of short initial burst effect plus drug dissolution with a specific kinetic and the diffusion of the gentamicin solid particles.
DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10856-008-3609-9
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ISSN 0957-4530
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Bibtex ID ISI:000263063300015
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