Bioactive Surface Modification with Bioglass/Hydroxyapatite of Biomedical Titanium Alloys and Their Beneficial Effect on Corrosion Resistance
Mehmet Topuz Burak Dikici Serap Koç Mitsuo Niinomi Masaaki Nakai
AbstractAbstract Metals and their alloys used in the biomedical industry due to their high mechanical and good fatigue properties [1]. It is well known that titanium (Ti) and its alloys are the most popular metallic materials used as implant [2]. Ti alloys are classified into 3 main groups as microstructure. This are α type (e.g. pure Ti), α+β type (e.g. Ti6Al4V) and β type (e.g. Ti–29Nb–13Ta–4.6Zr, described as TNTZ) alloys [3-4]. The major properties for a metallic biomaterial are no doubt biocompatibility and corrosion resistance [5]. Farnoush et al. [6] found that bioglass which composed in HA/bioglass coatings behaves as aide for sintering process as well as responsible for transformation of HA to β-TCP which is thought to be more bioactive material due to ion exchange capability. Other findings of the study were that with addition of bioglass both bonding strength [7] and corrosion resistance were increased. Also with bioglass coating higher oxide film stability obtained in simulated body fluid. Another study was revealed that with bioglass addition and increased sintering temperatures up to 700°C is more protective than pristine Ti6Al4V substrates in terms of corrosion resistance [8]. In this study, bioglass (45S5) doped hydroxyapatite (Ca10(PO4)6(OH)2) coatings has been successfully synthesized by sol-gel technique on different Ti alloys. The corrosion resistances of the coatings have been measured under in-vitro conditions by a potentiostat/galvanostat. Potentiodynamic polarization scanning (PDS) tests were performed on the samples in the Ringer’s solution (simulated body fluid, SBF) [9]. The surface morphologies of the coated sample on the different Ti alloys are presented in Fig. 1 The PDS results of CP Ti, Ti6Al4V and TNTZ alloys in Ringer's solutions at 37°C were shown in Fig. 2a–c. In addition, some important parameters calculated from the curves have been collected in Table