Development of Bioactive Ceramic Coating on Titanium Alloy substrate for Biomedical Application Using Dip Coating Method

• Published in: IOP conference series. Materials Science and Engineering Vol. 226; no. 1; pp. 12179 - 12186
• Main Authors: Asmawi, R., Ibrahim, M.H.I, Amin, A. M., Mustafa, N., Noranai, Z.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bristol IOP Publishing 01.08.2017
• Subjects: Adhesive strength; Apatite; Biocompatibility; Biological activity; Biomedical materials; Calcium phosphates; Ceramic coatings; Ceramic glazes; Ceramics; Chemical composition; Dip coatings; Hydroxyapatite; Immersion coating; Mechanical properties; Protective coatings; Roasting; Slurries; Substrates; Surgical implants; Titanium alloys; Titanium base alloys
• ISSN: 1757-8981; 1757-899X
• DOI: 10.1088/1757-899X/226/1/012179

Bioactive apatite, such as hydroxyapatite ceramic (HA), [Ca10(PO4)6(OH)2] has been extensively investigated for biomedical applications due to its excellent biocompatibility and tissue bioactivity properties. Its bioactivity provides direct bonding to the bone tissue. Because of its similarity in chemical composition to the inorganic matrix of bone, HA is widely used as implant materials for bone. Unfortunately, because of its poor mechanical properties,. this bioactive material is not suitable for load bearing applications. In this study, by the assistance of dip-coating technique, HA coatings were deposited on titanium alloy substrates by employing hydrothermal derived HA powder. The produced coatings then were oven-dried at 130°C for 1 hour and calcined at various temperature over the range of 200-800°C for 1 hour. XRD measurement showed that HA was the only phase present in the coatings. However coatings calcined at 800°C comprised a mixture of HA and tri-calcium phosphate (TCP). FTIR measurement showed the existence of hydroxyl, phosphate, and carbonate bands. PO4- band became sharper and narrower with the increased of calcination temperature. FESEM observation showed that the coating is polycrystalline with individual particles of nano to submicron size and has an average particle size of 35 nm. The thickness of the coating are direcly propotional with the viscosity of coating slurry. It was shown that the more viscous coating slurry would produce a thicker ceramic coating. Mechanical properties of the coating were measured in term of adhesion strength using a Micro Materials Nano Test microscratch testing machine. The result revealed that the coating had a good adhesion to the titanium alloy substrate.