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HAp/Ti2Ni coatings of high bonding strength on Ti–6Al–4V prepared by the eutectic melting bonding method

Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine volume 26, Article number: 81 (2015) Cite this article

Abstract

Eutectic melting bonding (EMB) method is a useful technique for fabricating bioactive coatings with relatively high crystallinity and bonding strength with substrate on titanium substrates. Using the EMB method, hydroxyapatite/Ti2Ni coatings were prepared on the surface of Ti–6Al–4V at a relatively low temperature (1,050 °C) in a vacuum furnace. The coatings were then characterized in terms of phase components, microstructure, bonding strength and cytotoxicity. The results showed that the coatings were mainly composed of HAp and Ti2Ni, and the thickness of the coatings was approximately 300 μm. X-ray diffraction analysis showed that the coatings exhibited relatively high crystallinity. The tensile bonding strength between the coatings and the substrates was 69.68 ± 5.15 MPa. The coatings had a porous and rough surface which is suitable for cell attachment and filopodia growth. The cell culture study showed that the number of MG-63 cells increased, and the cell morphology changed with the incubation time. This study showed that the EMB method can be utilized as a potentially powerful method to obtain high quality hydroxyapatite coatings with desired mechanical and biocompatibility properties on Ti-alloy substrates.

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We would like to thank National Nature and Science Foundation of China (Project number: 50801052), National Basic Research Program of China (973 Program, Project number: 2011CB710905), the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (Project number: 3102014KYJD019) and Fundamental Research Foundation of Northwestern Polytechnical University (Project number: JC20100244) for their financial support.

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    Ya-Jing Ye, Peng-Yan Wang, Ya-Peng Li & Da-Chuan Yin

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Ye, YJ., Wang, PY., Li, YP. et al. HAp/Ti2Ni coatings of high bonding strength on Ti–6Al–4V prepared by the eutectic melting bonding method. J Mater Sci: Mater Med 26, 81 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10856-015-5419-1

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Keywords

  • Bonding Strength
  • High Bonding Strength
  • Isothermal Solidification
  • Eutectic Liquid
  • TTCP