Abstract
Calcium phosphate coating layers were formed by electron beam evaporation of hydroxyapatite as an evaporant with and without simultaneous Ar ion bombardments. The Ca/P ratio of film, which determined the biological properties, was controlled by ion beam current. Without ion beam bombardments, the film had the low Ca/P ratio of 1.30, however, the ratio increased to 2.02 by bombarding of Ar ion beam extracted from the end-hall type ion gun set to 0.6 A. Silver incorporated calcium phosphate films were formed by immersing calcium phosphate coated samples in 0.4 M AgNO3 for 30 min, and the Ag doped surface was almost 100% effective in reducing bacteria on contact with respect to controls.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 45-47 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research, Section B: Beam Interactions with Materials and Atoms |
Volume | 242 |
Issue number | 1-2 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2006 Jan |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This study was supported partially by a grant (01-PJ11-PG9-01NT00-0012) of IMT-2000 R&D project, Ministry of Health and welfare and partially by a Grant (code #: 05K1501–01620) from Center for Nanostructured Materials Technology under 21st Century Frontier R&D Program of the Ministry of Science and Technology, Korea.
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Nuclear and High Energy Physics
- Instrumentation