Quinone-rich polydopamine functionalization of yttria stabilized zirconia for apatite biomineralization: the effects of coating temperature

• Main Authors: Zain, Norhidayu Muhamad, Hussain, Rafaqat, Abdul Kadir, Mohammed Rafiq
• Format: Article
• Published: Elsevier 2015
• Subjects: Q Science (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/55167/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2015.04.007

The use of yttria stabilized zirconia (YSZ) as biomedical implants is often offset by its bioinert nature that prevents its osseointegration to occur. Therefore, the functionalization of YSZ surface by polydopamine to facilitate the biomineralization of apatite layer on top of the coated film has in...