A novel graded bioactive high adhesion implant coating

•  One method to increase the clinical success rate of metal implants is to increase their bone bonding properties, i.e. to develop a bone   bioactive surface leading to reduced risks of interfacial problems.   Much research has been devoted to modifying the surface of metals to   make them become bioactive. Many of the proposed methods include   depositing a coating on the implant. However, there is a risk of coating failure due to low substrate adhesion. This paper describes a method to obtain bioactivity combined with a high coating adhesion via   a gradient structure of the coating. Gradient coatings were deposited   on Ti (grade 5) using reactive magnetron sputtering with increasing   oxygen content. To increase the grain size in the coating, all coatings   were post annealed at 385 degrees C. The obtained coating exhibited a gradual transition over 70 nm from crystalline titanium oxide (anatase)  at the surface to metallic Ti in the substrate, as shown using  cross-section transmission electron microscopy and X-ray photoelectron   spectroscopy depth pro. ling. Using scratch testing, it could be shown that the adhesion to the substrate was well above 1 GPa. The bioactivity of the coating was verified in vitro by the spontaneous   formation of hydroxylapatite upon storage in phosphate buffer solution at 37 degrees C for one week.   The described process can be applied to implants irrespective of bulk  metal in the base and should introduce the possibility to create safer permanent implants like reconstructive devices, dental, or spinal implants.

Nyckelord

Implants

Coatings

Titanium oxide

XPS

XRD

TEM

Bioactivity

Adhesion

TECHNOLOGY

TEKNIKVETENSKAP

Engineering Science with specialization in Nanotechnology and Functional Materials

Teknisk fysik med inriktning mot nanoteknologi och funktionella material

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