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The long-term stability of plasma-sprayed hydroxyapatite coatings is influenced by the dissolution behavior of the coating in in vivo conditions. Plasma-spraying generates a mixture of phases and this study has focused on how the balance of phases affects the in vitro dissolution behavior of the coatings in double distilled-deionized water and in tris-buffer solutions. The pH changes in double distilled-deionized water were monitored, whilst the pH value was maintained at 7.25 for the tris-buffer solution at 37 °C with 5% CO2atmosphere. The phosphate and calcium ions released were measured using UV-Visible Spectrophotometer and Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy respectively. Changes in crystal and surface topology were also studied. The results indicate that the dissolution behavior of the coatings depends on several factors. The rate of release of phosphate ions was found to increase significantly for the tris-buffer solution compared to the deionized water, indicating that the presence of electrolyte constituents affects the dissolution behavior of the coatings. The Ca/P ratio in the tris-buffer solution is approximately three. Increases in the level of crystallinity of the coatings significantly decreased the dissolution rate and hence, the amount of phosphate ions released. The higher the percentage of crystallinity, the higher the stability of the coating under in vitro conditions.
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Fazan, F., Marquis, P.M. Dissolution behavior of plasma-sprayed hydroxyapatite coatings. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine 11, 787–792 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1008901512273
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