Electrophoretic deposition (EPD) is a good method in the fabrication of the coating materials. Its processing parameters are easy to be operate. It is a nonbeeline process and can be used in the deposition on complex shape and porous surface. It has been widely used in many ways. This paper...

Electrophoretic deposition is a good method in the preparation of hydroxyapatite/bioglass graded coatings. Its processing parameters are easy to be operated. As it is nonbeeline process, it can be used in the deposition of complex shape and porous surface. This paper reviewed the advancement of...

Glass of the Si–Na–Ca–P system has been synthesized by normal melting and annealing technique. The obtained glass powders and annealed blocks were showed to be amorphous by X-ray diffraction (XRD). The thermal properties of glasses were analyzed by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC),...

Ceramic coatings were formed on a pure aluminum substrate in an aqueous solution of phosphate salt, using the pulsating micro-arc oxidation method. XRD indicated that the film composed of pure γ-Al2O3. SEM showed that the surface of the film was micro-porous with 1–5 μm pores. EDS gave the...

The low bonding strength between plasma sprayed hydroxyapatite (HA) coatings and substrates is one of the problems, which should be solved. In this paper, the as-sprayed HA coatings were retreated by laser remelting. The microstructure and element analysis in coatings were studied by electron...

Metallic biomaterial, as a kind of composite materials, has been applied extensively in medical field due to its mechanical advantages and biological affinity. The sol–gel technique, as a new method to prepare the hydroxyapatite (HA) coating, has a lot of advantages. Therefore, the principle,...

Ceramic-like coatings were deposited on the substrate of the AZ91 alloy by micro-arc oxidation (MAO). Many methods like X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and electron diffraction spectroscopy (EDS) were used to analyze the structure and composition of the coating. XRD...

This work is based on micro-structural performance of the Ti–B4C–C laser alloying coatings on Ti–6Al–4V titanium alloy. The test results indicated that laser alloying of the Ti–B4C–C pre-placed powders on the Ti–6Al–4V alloy substrate can form the ceramics reinforced hard...

Thermal barrier coatings of Al2O3–ZrO2 were prepared by air plasma spraying on the surface of 20G steel. Phase constitution, microstructures and elemental distributions of the coatings were studied by X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscope and electron probe X-ray microanalysis. The...

Since the discovery of Bioglass® by Hench, bioactive glasses have been used in many medical applications, such as drug delivery systems, nonload-bearing implants, and bone cements because of their excellent bioactivity and biocompatibility. However, due to their poor mechanical properties,...