title: Effect of Tricalcium Magnesium Silicate Coating on the Electrochemical and Biological Behavior of Ti-6Al-4V Alloys.
abstract: In the current study, a sol-gel-synthesized tricalcium magnesium silicate powder was coated on Ti-6Al-4V alloys using plasma spray method. Composition of feed powder was evaluated by X-ray diffraction technique before and after the coating process. Scanning electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy were used to study the morphology of coated substrates. The corrosion behaviors of bare and coated Ti-6Al-4V alloys were examined using potentiodynamic polarization test and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy in stimulated body fluids. Moreover, bare and coated Ti-6Al-4V alloys were characterized in vitro by culturing osteoblast and mesenchymal stem cells for several days. Results demonstrated a meaningful improvement in the corrosion resistance of Ti-6Al-4V alloys coated with tricalcium magnesium silicate compared with the bare counterparts, by showing a decrease in corrosion current density from 1.84 μA/cm2 to 0.31 μA/cm2. Furthermore, the coating substantially improved the bioactivity of Ti-6Al-4Valloys. Our study on corrosion behavior and biological response of Ti-6Al-4V alloy coated by tricalcium magnesium silicate proved that the coating has considerably enhanced safety and applicability of Ti-6Al-4V alloys, suggesting its potential use in permanent implants and artificial joints.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Materials Engineering, Sahand University of Technology, Tabriz, Iran.
authors.forename: Hossein
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Maleki-Ghaleh
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Biomaterials Group, Nanotechnology and Advanced Materials Department, Materials and Energy Research Center, Alborz, Iran.
authors.forename: Masoud
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hafezi
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomaterials, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Yazd, Iran.
authors.forename: Mohammadreza
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hadipour
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Engineering and Natural Sciences, Sabanci University, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nadernezhad
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
authors.forename: Ermia
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Aghaie
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
authors.forename: Yashar
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Behnamian
authors.affiliation: Department of Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Noor Azuan
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Abu Osman
mesh_terms: D000497:Alloys / Q000737:chemistry*; D017610:Calcium Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*; D008274:Magnesium / Q000737:chemistry*; D008422:Materials Testing; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D017640:Silicates / Q000737:chemistry*; D013499:Surface Properties; D014025:Titanium / Q000737:chemistry*; D014961:X-Ray Diffraction
chemical_list: D000497:Alloys; D017610:Calcium Compounds; D017640:Silicates; C031462:titanium alloy (TiAl6V4); C506393:tricalcium silicate; D014025:Titanium; D008274:Magnesium