Manuscript Number : IJSRSET1625121
Thermochemical Modification of Ti-6Al-4V alloy for Biomedical Applications
Authors(4) :-A. A. Al-esnawy, A. A. El-hadad, Islam S. EL-Sayed, Khairy M. T. Eraba
In an attempt to increase the bioactivity and corrosion resistance of a Ti–6Al–4V alloy, the thermochemical process for surface modification was utilized. Ti6Al4V substrates were pretreated with a sodium hydroxide (10 M of NaOH aqueous solution at 60°C for 24 h.). After NaOH pretreatment, a three- dimensional porous network of hydrogel layer made of sodium titanate was observed on the Ti6Al4V surface. The gel can then be converted to Ti-OH groups during hydrothermal treatment, which will contribute to the formation of hydroxyapatite when immersing them in a simulated body fluid (SBF) solution for 30 days. Characterization was performed by means of X-ray diffraction (XRD), attenuated total Reflectance-Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (ATR-FTIR), Scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and energy dispersive X-ray analysis (EDX). The resultant apatite layer formed on titanium metal in SBF could enhance the bonding strength between living tissue and the implant.
A. A. Al-esnawy
Ti6Al4V, Hydroxyapatite, Alkali Pretreatment, Thermochemical - Methods, Sodium Titanate, SBF
Publication Details
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Volume 2 | Issue 5 | September-October 2016 Article Preview
Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Nasr City, 11884 Cairo, Egypt
A. A. El-hadad
Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Nasr City, 11884 Cairo, Egypt
Islam S. EL-Sayed
Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Nasr City, 11884 Cairo, Egypt
Khairy M. T. Eraba
Department of Physics, Faculty of Science, Al-Azhar University, Nasr City, 11884 Cairo, Egypt
Date of Publication :
2016-10-31
License: This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Page(s) :
454-463
Manuscript Number :
IJSRSET1625121
Publisher : Technoscience Academy
Journal URL :
https://ijsrset.com/IJSRSET1625121