TY - GEN
T1 - Electrophoretic deposition of soft coatings for orthopaedic applications
AU - Seuss, Sigrid
AU - Chavez, Alejandra
AU - Yoshioka, Tomohiko
AU - Stein, Jannik
AU - Boccaccini, Aldo R.
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - Electrophoretic deposition is gaining increasing interest in the field of coatings for biomedical implants. Especially soft coatings, which functionalize the surface of metallic substrates, are in the focus of current research activities. A previous comprehensive review has shown the large variety of biopolymers and bioceramics that can be conveniently deposited and codeposited by electrophoretic deposition. This short review summarizes the latest research activities in this field and discusses, as an example, the application of EPD to obtain composite coatings in the system TiO2 nanoparticles/ polylactic acid. This system combines the good biocompatibility of TiO 2 with the film forming properties of the biodegradable polymer. It was shown that the material combination enhances the flexibility and the adhesion of the coatings to the substrate, leading to soft coatings that should enable better connection between the rigid implant and the surrounding bone tissue.
AB - Electrophoretic deposition is gaining increasing interest in the field of coatings for biomedical implants. Especially soft coatings, which functionalize the surface of metallic substrates, are in the focus of current research activities. A previous comprehensive review has shown the large variety of biopolymers and bioceramics that can be conveniently deposited and codeposited by electrophoretic deposition. This short review summarizes the latest research activities in this field and discusses, as an example, the application of EPD to obtain composite coatings in the system TiO2 nanoparticles/ polylactic acid. This system combines the good biocompatibility of TiO 2 with the film forming properties of the biodegradable polymer. It was shown that the material combination enhances the flexibility and the adhesion of the coatings to the substrate, leading to soft coatings that should enable better connection between the rigid implant and the surrounding bone tissue.
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U2 - 10.1002/9781118511466.ch15
DO - 10.1002/9781118511466.ch15
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84870492891
SN - 9781118273326
T3 - Ceramic Transactions
SP - 145
EP - 152
BT - Biomaterials Science
PB - American Ceramic Society
T2 - Next Generation Biomaterials and Surface Properties of Biomaterials Symposia - Materials Science and Technology 2011 Conference and Exhibition, MS and T 2011
Y2 - 16 October 2011 through 20 October 2011
ER -