Effect of Sterilization on the Properties of a Bioactive Hybrid Coating Containing Hydroxyapatite
Table 1
Naming and description of the samples of this study.
Ti6Al4V/TM/TMHA
Ti6Al4V sanded with protective coating application composed of TEOS and MTES cured at 450°C, and a second hybrid coating composed of TEOS and MTES containing 10% hydroxyapatite cured at 60°C
Ti6Al4V/TM/TMHA/OE
Ti6Al4V sanded with protective coating application composed of TEOS and MTES cured at 450°C, and a hybrid coating containing 10% hydroxyapatite cured at 60°C, sterilized by the ethylene oxide process
Ti6Al4V/TM/TMHA/AC
Ti6Al4V sanded with protective coating application composed of TEOS and MTES cured at 450°C, and hybrid coating composed of TEOS and MTES containing 10% hydroxyapatite cured at 60°C, sterilized by the autoclave process
Ti6Al4V/TM/TMHA/PH
Ti6Al4V sanded with protective coating application composed of TEOS and MTES cured at 450°C, and a hybrid coating composed of TEOS and MTES containing 10% hydroxyapatite cured at 60°C, sterilized by the hydrogen peroxide plasma process