Effect of bulk microstructure of commercially pure titanium on surface characteristics and fatigue properties after surface modification by sand blasting and acid-etching

Surface modification techniques are widely used to enhance the biological response to the implant materials. These techniques generally create a roughened surface, effectively increasing the surface area thus promoting cell adhesion. However, a negative side effect is a higher susceptibility of a ro...

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Published inJournal of the mechanical behavior of biomedical materials Vol. 57; pp. 55 - 68
Main Authors Medvedev, A.E., Ng, H.P., Lapovok, R., Estrin, Y., Lowe, T.C., Anumalasetty, V.N.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 01.04.2016
Subjects
Equal channel angular pressing
Fatigue
Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
Materials Testing
Nanocrystalline materials
Stress, Mechanical
Surface modification
Surface Properties
Titanium
Titanium - chemistry
Titanium
Surface modification
Fatigue
Equal channel angular pressing
Nanocrystalline materials
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Summary:Surface modification techniques are widely used to enhance the biological response to the implant materials. These techniques generally create a roughened surface, effectively increasing the surface area thus promoting cell adhesion. However, a negative side effect is a higher susceptibility of a roughened surface to failure due to the presence of multiple stress concentrators. The purpose of the study reported here was to examine the effects of surface modification by sand blasting and acid-etching (SLA) on the microstructure and fatigue performance of coarse-grained and ultrafine-grained (UFG) commercially pure titanium. Finer grain sizes, produced by equal channel angular pressing, resulted in lower values of surface roughness in SLA-processed material. This effect was associated with greater resistance of the UFG structure to plastic deformation. The fatigue properties of UFG Ti were found to be superior to those of coarse-grained Ti and conventional Ti–6Al–4V, both before and after SLA-treatment.
ISSN:1751-6161
1878-0180
DOI:10.1016/j.jmbbm.2015.11.035