Effect of Sterilization on the Properties of a Bioactive Hybrid Coating Containing Hydroxyapatite

Figure 3

SEM/FEG micrographs (A) of the hydroxyapatite particles and the hybrid coating cured at 60°C in different analyzed areas, (B) after the adhesion assay with elemental mapping according to the coating composition, (C) of the detachment region with slope of 35°, and (D) of the transverse view of deposited coating.