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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 1989
Filed:
Apr. 28, 1988
Applicant:
Inventor:
Toshihiro Kasuga, Akishima, JP;
Assignee:
Hoya Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C03C / ; C03C / ; C03C / ; C03C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
65 301 ; 65 33 ; 501-5 ; 501-8 ;
Abstract
According to the present process for modifying the surface of a biomaterial, there can be precipitated on the surface of a biomaterial a calcium phosphate crystal which is necessary for the biomaterial to form a chemical bonding with human bones. Therefore, the bioactivity of a biomaterial for use as an artifical bone or a dental implant can be improved by the present process.