Gorodzha, SvetlanaSvetlanaGorodzhaSurmeneva, Maria A.Maria A.SurmenevaPrymak, OlegOlegPrymakWittmar, AlexandraAlexandraWittmarUlbricht, MathiasMathiasUlbrichtEpple, MatthiasMatthiasEppleTeresov, Anton D.Anton D.TeresovKoval, N.N.N.N.KovalSurmenev, Roman A.Roman A.Surmenev2022-03-132022-03-132015https://publica.fraunhofer.de/handle/publica/39406110.1088/1757-899X/98/1/0120262-s2.0-84960850439The influence of surface properties of radio-frequency (RF) magnetron deposited hydroxyapatite (HA) and Si-containing HA coatings on wettability was studied. The composition and morphology of the coatings fabricated on titanium (Ti) were characterized using atomic force microscopy (AFM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD). The surface wettability was studied using contact angle analysis. Different geometric parameters of acid-etched (AE) and pulse electron beam (PEB)-treated Ti substrates and silicate content in the HA films resulted in the different morphology of the coatings at micro- and nano- length scales. Water contact angles for the HA coated Ti samples were evaluated as a combined effect of micro roughness of the substrate and nano-roughness of the HA films resulting in higher water contact angles compared with acid-etched (AE) or pulse electron beam (PEB) treated Ti substrates.enconference paper