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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 1989
Filed:
Apr. 04, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignees:
MTU Motoren- und Turbinen-Union Muenchen GmbH, Munich, DE;
Benckiser-Knapsack GmbH, Ladenburg, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B05D / ; A61C / ; A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
427-2 ; 2041921 ; 4272481 ; 427423 ; 623 16 ; 623 20 ; 623 22 ;
Abstract
A process for the production of a layer of hydroxyapatite (HA) on metallic and non-metallic bodies for implants is disclosed, wherein a layer of .alpha.- or .beta.-tricalcium phosphate (TCP) is applied and this is then completely converted into pure HA by reaction with water at an elevated temperature.