Wettability and surface free energy of polarised ceramic biomaterials.

Wettability and surface free energy of polarised ceramic biomaterials.

Biomedical materials (Bristol, England) (2015-01-15)

Miho Nakamura, Naoko Hori, Saki Namba, Takeshi Toyama, Nobuyuki Nishimiya, Kimihiro Yamashita

ABSTRACT

The surface modification of ceramic biomaterials used for medical devices is expected to improve osteoconductivity through control of the interfaces between the materials and living tissues. Polarisation treatment induced surface charges on hydroxyapatite, β-tricalcium phosphate, carbonate-substituted hydroxyapatite and yttria-stabilized zirconia regardless of the differences in the carrier ions participating in the polarisation. Characterization of the surfaces revealed that the wettability of the polarised ceramic biomaterials was improved through the increase in the surface free energies compared with conventional ceramic surfaces.

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