Based on a high power CO2 laser beam passing by an integral mirror, the bioceramic coatings of gradient composition were designed and fabricated on titanium alloy substrate (Ti-6Al-4V). The relations among laser processing parameters, microstructure and thermal behavior of the gradient bioceramic coatings were investigated. The morphology of the composites was observed by scanning electron microscope (SEM). Phase composition of the coatings was analyzed by X-ray diffraction (XRD). And the thermal behavior of raw powders was evaluated through thermal gravimetry and differential scanning calorimetry (TG-DSC) test. The results demonstrated that the bioceramic coatings were metallurgically bonded to the titanium alloy substrate. The bioceramic coatings contained such bioactive phases as HA and β-TCP, which offered an advantageous condition for osseo-connection. The DSC thermograms showed the endothermic peaks at different temperature, which resulted from the different transitions process, respectively. Furthermore, the DSC results were in accordance with TG data of the powders and showed that with the increasing temperature the weight of sample accordingly decreased.
The detection of buried targets in shallow water is a tough task in the presence of sea-bottom reverberation. Because both target echo and reverberation are caused by the transmitted signal, they are mixed together in both time domain and frequency domain, which makes traditional signal processing methods inefficient. Blind Source Separation (BSS) is expected to isolate the reverberation from the target echo. However, the feasibility should be proved before separation. In this paper, a method based on spatial correlation is proposed to determine whether reverberation and target echo can be separated as different sources. Then, considering the nonstationarity of the reverberation, SONS (Second Order Nonstationary Source Separation) is applied to separate the original received signals. The sea experiment result shows that BSS is not only feasible but also valid to separate target echo and reverberation, and the target echo after BSS is of higher SRR which makes further process more credible.
Based on a high power CO2 laser beam passing by pyramid polygon mirror, the bioceramic coatings of gradient composition were fabricated on titanium alloy substrate (Ti-6Al-4V). The relations among laser processing parameters, microstructure and biocompatibility of the gradient bioceramic coatings were investigated. The results indicated that the contents of rare earth oxide additions had an immediate effect on the formation of bioactive phases. The gradient bioceramic coatings showed favorable biocompatibility in vivo after they were implanted into canine femur for 45, 90, and 180 days, respectively. The bioceramic coatings of Ca/P=1.4 and 0.6wt.% Y2O3 totally combined with new bones merely implanted for 45 days. Furthermore, the MTT (Methyl Thiazolyl Tetrazolium) colorimetry results of cell proliferation demonstrated that the cell growth distinctly increased on the gradient bioceramic coatings by laser cladding compared with the un-treated titanium alloy substrate.
The calcium phosphate bioceramic coating was fabricated on titanium alloy (Ti-6Al-4V) substrate by a 5kW continuous transverse flow CO2 laser. Due to the peculiar role of rare earth oxide in laser cladding, the effect of ceria additive on the microstructure and properties of laser-cladded bioceramic coating was investigated by means of scanning electron microscope (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD), microhardness and corrosion resistance testing. The results indicate that the appearance of rare earth oxide ceria in the precursor powders has an impact on the microstructure and properties of the laser-cladded bioceramic coating. Calcium phosphate bioceramic such as hydroxyapatite (HA) and β-tricalcium phosphate (β-TCP) are synthesized on the top surface of laser-cladded specimens. And the addition of rare earth oxide ceria in pre-placed powders has an influence on the formation of calcium phosphate bioceramic phases. Furthermore, it reveals that the laser-cladded bioceramic coating of ceria additive in pre-placed powders has more favorable microhardness and corrosion resistance compared with the coating without rare earth oxide.
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