In vitro dissolution and corrosion study of calcium phosphate coatings elaborated by pulsed electrodeposition current on Ti6Al4V substrate

J Mater Sci Mater Med. 2011 Apr;22(4):753-61. doi: 10.1007/s10856-011-4251-5. Epub 2011 Feb 3.

Abstract

Calcium-deficient hydroxyapatite (Ca-def-HAP) coatings on titanium alloy (Ti6Al4V) substrates are elaborated by pulsed electrodeposition. In vitro dissolution/precipitation process is investigated by immersion of the coated substrate into Dulbecco's Modified Eagle Medium (DMEM) from 1 h to 28 days. Calcium and phosphorus concentrations evolution in the biological liquid are determined by Induced Coupled Plasma-Atomic Emission Spectroscopy (ICP-AES) for each immersion time. Physical and chemical characterizations of the coating are performed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) associated to Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy (EDXS) for X-ray microanalysis. Surface modifications are investigated by an original method based on the three-dimensional reconstruction of SEM images (3D-SEM). Moreover, corrosion measurements are carried out by potentiodynamic polarization experiments. The results show that the precipitation rate of the Ca-def HAP coating is more pronounced in comparison with that of stoichiometric hydroxyapatite (HAP) used as reference. The precipitated bone-like apatite coating is thick, homogenous and exhibits an improved link to the substrate. Consequently, the corrosion behaviour of the elaborated prosthetic material is improved.

MeSH terms

  • Alloys
  • Calcium / chemistry
  • Calcium Phosphates / chemistry*
  • Corrosion
  • Durapatite / chemistry
  • Electrochemistry / methods*
  • Electron Probe Microanalysis
  • Electroplating
  • Equipment Design
  • In Vitro Techniques
  • Materials Testing
  • Microscopy, Electron, Scanning / methods
  • Microscopy, Electron, Transmission / methods
  • Phosphorus / chemistry
  • Spectrophotometry, Atomic / methods
  • Time Factors
  • Titanium / chemistry*

Substances

  • Alloys
  • Calcium Phosphates
  • titanium alloy (TiAl6V4)
  • Phosphorus
  • Durapatite
  • calcium phosphate
  • Titanium
  • Calcium