Carbon/carbon composites have excellent biocompatibility with human hard tissue and elasticity modulus similar with that of human bones, which endow them great potential applications in substitution for human loaded bones. The current research situations and applications of carbon/carbon composites in human loaded bones are reviewed. The coating technologies of bioactive layers on carbon/carbon composites are discussed. The problems to be solved and the prospects of carbon/carbon composites in human loaded bones are analyzed and predicted. It is believed that bioactive layers coating on carbon/carbon composites should play an important role in human loaded bones.
Biocompatible Materials ; chemistry ; Bone Substitutes ; chemistry ; Bone and Bones ; physiology ; Carbon ; chemistry ; Coated Materials, Biocompatible ; chemistry ; Composite Resins ; Durapatite ; chemistry ; Humans ; Stress, Mechanical ; Tensile Strength

A simple plasma spraying method was employed in coating hydroxyapaptite (HA) on to carbon/carbon composites (C/C composites). The morphology of the coating was examined under scanning electron microscope (SEM). The phase constitutions of the HA coating were determined by X-ray diffractometer (XRD). The shear strength of the HA coating-C/C composite substrates was detected. A hydroxyapatite coating with rough surface was observed. A considerable amount of amorphous phase appeared as a result from the coating process, which could be transformed into the morphous phase crystalline HA after subsequent heat treatment. The shear strength between the HA coating and C/C composite substrates was 7.15 MPa.
Bone Substitutes ; chemistry ; Carbon ; chemistry ; Carbon Compounds, Inorganic ; chemistry ; Coated Materials, Biocompatible ; chemistry ; Durapatite ; pharmacology ; Humans

Porous hydroxylapatite (HA) has excellent osseous inductive ability. It has been prepared by gel-casting process, which is feasible and can make complex ceramic material. According to the result of orthogonal test based on the compressive strength, the order and the level of the factors, including monomer HA, initiator MBAM, catalyst APS and water, were dealt with. The effects of drying and sintering technique on the properties of porous hydroxylapatite were also researched. The results showed that the order of every factor in the gel-casting process is as follows, AM-APS, MBAM, H2O. Based on the determined level of each factor, the suitable slurry constituents and drying and sintering technologies were selected, and the porous hydroxylapatite with compressive strength of 6-7 MPa was produced.
Biocompatible Materials ; chemistry ; Bone Substitutes ; chemistry ; Compressive Strength ; Durapatite ; chemical synthesis ; chemistry ; Gels ; Humans ; Materials Testing ; methods ; Porosity ; Surface Properties