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Glass compositions for double coatings for a Co-Cr-Mo alloy were developed. The glass compositions were chosen to fulfil such requirements as matching thermal expansion, low glass transition temperature and moderate solubility. For the ground coat a fairly high durability is required, whereas the cover coat must be bioactive, i.e. become attached to living bone by a chemical bond. Two compositions of each type were developed by computer-aided optimization. The glasses were chosen in the Na2O−CaO−B2O3−Al2O3−SiO2−P2O5 system. The bioactivity was tested in vitro by immersion in a simulated body fluid. The double coatings on Co−Cr−Mo alloy released hexavalent chromium into the solution as detected by yellow colouration and spectrophotometry. This colouration was strong at the margin between coated and uncoated metal and may be explained by oxidation of trivalent chromium of the alloy in the presence of glass. The released chromium did not have any notable effect on the calcium phosphate formation. After replensihing the solution no coloration was observed. This suggests that the chromate is easily dissolved and that it may be possible to wash it out prior to implantation.
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Andersson, Ö.H., Karlsson, K.H., Hero, H. et al. Bioactive double glass coatings for Co-Cr-Mo alloy. J Mater Sci: Mater Med 6, 242–247 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00146863
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