Corrosion Resistance of Graphene oxide/Silver Coatings on Ni-Ti alloy and Expression of IL-6 and IL-8 in Human Oral Fibroblasts

Sci Rep. 2020 Feb 24;10(1):3247. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-60070-x.

Abstract

Graphene based materials (GBMs) have potentials for dental and medical applications. GBMs may cause changes in the levels of cytokine released in the body. This study aimed to study the corrosion resistance of graphene oxide (GO) and GO/silver (GO/Ag) nanocomposite coated nickel-titanium (NiTi) alloy by electrophoretic deposition and to access the viability of human pulp fibroblasts, and the interleukin (IL)-6 and IL-8 expression level. The bare and coated NiTi samples were characterized by scanning electron microscope (SEM), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), Raman spectroscopy, surface profilometry, and X-ray diffraction (XRD). The corrosion resistance of the bare NiTi and coated NiTi samples were investigated by potentiodynamic polarization and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy in 3.5% NaCl solution. The cell viability of human pulp fibroblasts was accessed by the treated culture medium of the bare NiTi and coated NiTi alloys containing 1% fetal bovine serum. IL-6 and IL-8 expression levels were studied by human enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Data were analyzed using One-way ANOVA (α = 0.05). Both the GO-coated NiTi and GO/Ag-coated NiTi alloys showed better corrosion resistance, a lower rate of corrosion, and higher protection efficiency than the bare NiTi alloy. The coated NiTi alloys were biocompatible to human pulp fibroblasts and showed upregulation of IL-6 and IL-8 levels.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Cell Survival / drug effects
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Coated Materials, Biocompatible / pharmacology*
  • Corrosion
  • Dental Pulp / cytology
  • Dielectric Spectroscopy
  • Fibroblasts / drug effects
  • Fibroblasts / immunology
  • Fibroblasts / metabolism*
  • Graphite / pharmacology*
  • Humans
  • Interleukin-6 / metabolism*
  • Interleukin-8 / metabolism*
  • Mouth / cytology*
  • Nickel / pharmacology*
  • Reference Standards
  • Silver / pharmacology*
  • Spectrometry, X-Ray Emission
  • Titanium / pharmacology*
  • X-Ray Diffraction

Substances

  • Coated Materials, Biocompatible
  • Interleukin-6
  • Interleukin-8
  • graphene oxide
  • titanium nickelide
  • Silver
  • Graphite
  • Nickel
  • Titanium