A novel Hydroxyapatite Coated Ti Mesh / Nik Norziehana Che Isa … [ et al.]

Titanium and its alloys are metals that have been widely used as implant material. Coasting the implant with hydroxyapatite will promote the bioactivity property of the implant. The implant with mesh form is expected to provide an improved anchor for bony ingrowth and tissue growth. Electrodeposition is a promising technique to coat hydroxyapatite onto Ti mesh implant since it is a low cost and economic method that can be applied at mild temperature conditions. Furthermore, the electrodeposition technique could produce uniform coating on Ti mesh substrate. By wisely choosing the desirable potential range with optimum deposition conditions for electrodeposition process, a good hydroxyapatite coating was produced. Expectation of this research is the production of novel hydroxyapatite as a cheap locally-made implants that customize to suit the smaller Asian build, compared with the ones imported.