@article {NUNESNICOMEDES2021104618,
	title = {Comparison between hydroxyapatite/soapstone and hydroxyapatite/reduced graphene oxide composite coatings: Synthesis and property improvement},
	journal = {Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials},
	volume = {121},
	year = {2021},
	pages = {104618},
	abstract = {Economic viability and eco-friendliness are important characteristics that make implants available to the population in a sustainable way. In this work, we evaluate the performance of a low-cost, widely available, and eco-friendly material (talc from soapstone) relative to reduced graphene oxide as reinforcement to brittle hydroxyapatite coatings. We employ a low-cost and straightforward technique, electrodeposition, to deposit the composite coatings on the titanium substrate. Corrosion, wear, and biocompatibility tests indicate that the reduced graphene oxide can be effectively replaced by talc without reducing the mechanical, anticorrosion, and biocompatible composite coatings properties. Our results indicate that talc from soapstone is a promising material for biomedical applications.},
	keywords = {Biocompatibility, Hydroxyapatite, Pulsed electrodeposition, rGO, Soapstone talc},
	issn = {1751-6161},
	doi = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmbbm.2021.104618},
	url = {https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S175161612100299X},
	author = {Daniel Nilson Nunes Nicomedes and Laureana Moreira Mota and Rebecca Vasconcellos and Nathanael Vieira Medrado and Michelle de Oliveira and {\'E}rika Costa de Alvarenga and Karyne R.C. Juste and Ariete Righi and Sara Matte Manhabosco and Guilherme Jorge Brigolini Silva and Fernando Gabriel S. Ara{\'u}jo and de Oliveira, Alan Barros and Ronaldo Junio Campos Batista and Jaqueline dos Santos Soares and Ta{\'\i}se Matte Manhabosco}
}
