Journal
MATERIALS
Volume 15, Issue 20, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ma15207374
Keywords
biomaterials; coatings; corrosion resistance; hydroxyapatite; medical applications; molten salt; plasma electrolytic oxidation; titanium dioxide
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Titanium alloys have good biocompatibility and mechanical properties, making them suitable for dental and orthopedic implants. Improving their osseointegration with human bones can be achieved by developing hydroxyapatite (HA) on the treating surface using the plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO) method in molten salt. In this study, a coating of titanium oxide-containing HA nanoparticles was formed on Ti-6Al-7Nb alloy by PEO in molten salt, and hydrothermal treatment was applied to form HA crystals. The effect of current and voltage frequency on the coating's morphology, chemical, and phase composition was studied.
Titanium alloys have good biocompatibility and good mechanical properties, making them particularly suitable for dental and orthopedic implants. Improving their osseointegration with human bones is one of the most essential tasks. This can be achieved by developing hydroxyapatite (HA) on the treating surface using the plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO) method in molten salt. In this study, a coating of titanium oxide-containing HA nanoparticles was formed on Ti-6Al-7Nb alloy by PEO in molten salt. Then, samples were subjected to hydrothermal treatment (HTT) to form HA crystals sized 0.5 to 1 mu m. The effect of the current and voltage frequency for the creation of the coating on the morphology, chemical, and phase composition was studied. The anti-corrosion properties of the samples were studied using the potentiodynamic polarization test (PPT) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS). An assessment of the morphology of the sample formed at a frequency of 100 Hz shows that the structure of this coating has a uniform submicron porosity, and its surface shows high hydrophilicity and anti-corrosion properties (4.90 x 10(6) Ohm center dot cm(2)). In this work, for the first time, the process of formation of a bioactive coating consisting of titanium oxides and HA was studied by the PEO method in molten salts.
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