The growth of the hydroxyapatite - HA, as much in the biological agent as in watery solutions as the Synthetic Body Fluid - SBF, occurs agent containing, beyond calcium and phosphate elements, essential element-traces such as: Mg2+, HCO3-, K+ and Na+. Some of these elements are known as inhibiting of the growth of the HA, as Mg2+ and HCO3-. In this work, it was studied the influence of ions K+ and Mg2+ in the formation of apatites, mainly of the HA, on metallic substrate of Ti c.p. previously treated with NaOH 5M. The effects of these ions in the obtained covering, before and after the thermal treatment at 800ºC, were analyzed by scanning electron microscopy - SEM, energy dispersive X-rays - EDX, X-ray diffractometer - XRD and Fourier transformation infrared - FT-IR, and they showed that the inhibitory effect of the Mg2+ in the formation of the HA happens after the thermal treatment. Differently, the crystalline growth of the HA was not affected by the presence of the K+ ion. Moreover, the carbonated apatite formation also happened in solutions that did not contain the CO3(2-) ion in its composition.
biomimetic apatites; inhibition of HA formation; carbonated apatites; magnesium; potassium
