EFFECT OF ELECTRON-BEAM IRRADIATION ON WATER WETTABILITY OF HYDROXY APATITES FOR ARTIFICIAL BONE

Authors
NISHI Y IZUMI H KAWANO J OGURI K KAWAGUCHI Y OGATA M TONEGAWA A TAKAYAMA K KAWAI T OCHI M
Citation
Y. Nishi et al., EFFECT OF ELECTRON-BEAM IRRADIATION ON WATER WETTABILITY OF HYDROXY APATITES FOR ARTIFICIAL BONE, Journal of Materials Science, 32(14), 1997, pp. 3637-3639
Citations number
7
Categorie Soggetti
Material Science
Journal title
Journal of Materials Science → ACNP
ISSN journal
00222461
Volume
32
Issue
14
Year of publication
1997
Pages
3637 - 3639
Database
ISI
SICI code
0022-2461(1997)32:14<3637:EOEIOW>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
The influence of electron-beam irradiation on the wettability of hydro xy apatites (HAP) has been investigated. The wettability was evaluated from the interfacial energy between HAP and water. It was measured by the contact angle of distilled water on HAP. Electron-beam irradiatio n increases the wettability. Based on the rate process, the influence of electron-beam irradiation on wettability is discussed. Using electr on-beam irradiation, we can precisely control the surface condition of HAP.