This thesis investigates bisphosphonate adsorption onto plasma sprayed HA (PS-HA) and simulated body fluid-grown HA (SBF-HA) coatings commonly used for orthopaedic implants. Bisphosphonates exhibit high binding affinity for the calcium present in HA and hence can be adsorbed onto HA-coated implants to exploit their beneficial properties for improved bone growth at the implant interface.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ADTP/202021 |
| Date | January 2007 |
| Creators | McLeod, Kate |
| Source Sets | Australiasian Digital Theses Program |
| Language | EN-AUS |
| Detected Language | English |
| Rights | Copyright Kate McLeod 2007 |
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