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Structure and apatite induction of a microarc-oxidized coating on a biomedical titanium alloy

  • G. L. Zhao
  • , X. Li
  • , L. Xia
  • , G. Wen*
  • , L. Song
  • , X. Y. Wang
  • , K. Wu
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • School of Materials Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology Weihai
  • Harbin Institute of Technology

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Abstract

An oxide coating with nanostructure was prepared by micro-arc oxidation (MAO) on a biomedical Ti-24Nb-4Zr-7.9Sn alloy. Chemical composition of the coating mainly includes O, Ti, Nb, Ca, P, Na, Zr and Sn, where the ratio of Ca/P is about 1.6. Ti, Nb, Zr and Sn participate in the oxidation to form TO 2 , Nb 2 O 5 , ZrO 2 and SnO 2 nanocrystals, while Ca, P and Na are present in the form of amorphous phases. After alkali treatment, the surface of the MAO coating becomes rough, and Na concentration increases remarkably while P disappears basically. The alkali treated coating shows better apatite forming ability than the untreated one, as evidenced by apatite formation after SBF immersion for 7 days. The improvement of apatite forming ability of the modified coating is attributed to the formation of a sodium titanate layer and numbers of submicron-scale network flakes. The enhancement of the surface wettability of the alkali treated coating also plays an important role in promoting the apatite forming ability.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1762-1768
Number of pages7
JournalApplied Surface Science
Volume257
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Dec 2010
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Alkali-treatment
  • Apatite
  • Coating
  • Low-modulus titanium alloy
  • Micro-arc oxidation

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