USING HYDROXYAPATITE POWDER (HAP) IN COATING OF STAINLESS-STEEL SUBSTRATE FOR BIO-APPLIATION (A REVIEW)

Abstract

Around the world about millions of people using the medical devices or biomaterials that implanted in side human body in order to replace the function of unwell tissues or damaged parts. In spite of the importance roles of these implants in saving or improving human life, many of them are failed during short period or having complications. The main failure of the biomaterials caused by unqualified biocompatibility. Thus there are two materials types used for this field investment such as thin film nitinol and stainless steel. Stainless-Steel type 316L are widely used in biomaterial bone applications specially fixing devices such as plates, screws, pins and artificial joints. On the other hands, thin film nitinol indicates a high possibility for applying in a small new vascular devices like heart valves and covering stent grafts because of the singular beneficial properties of this material like super-elasticity and low-profile feature.

Keywords

• medial devise
• biomaterials
• implants
• biocompatibility
• 316L stainless steel and nitinol