Abstract
The surface of ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer (EVOH) was modified with Ti-OH groups by treatments with a silane coupling agent and a titania solution. Arrangement of the Ti-OH groups on the specimen was changed into anatase by a treatment with ultra-pure water or a HCl aqueous solution. Thus surface-modified specimen formed apatite on its surface in a simulated body fluid (SBF) with ion concentrations nearly equal to those of human blood plasma within 2 d. The present surface-modification of EVOH would be useful for producing a bone substitute with bone-bonding ability as well as analogous mechanical properties to those of natural bone.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 617-620 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Key Engineering Materials |
Volume | 218-220 |
Publication status | Published - 2002 Jan 1 |
Event | 14th International Symposium on Ceramics in Medicine-Annual Meeting of the International Society for Ceramics in Medicine BIOCERAMICS'01 (ISCM) - Palm Springs, CA, United States Duration: 2001 Nov 14 → 2001 Nov 17 |
Keywords
- Anatase
- Apatite
- Ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer
- Simulated body fluid
- Ti-OH group
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Materials Science(all)
- Mechanics of Materials
- Mechanical Engineering