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Stainless steel surface biofunctionalization with PMMA-bioglass coatings: compositional, electrochemical corrosion studies and microbiological assay

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A solution is proposed to surpass the inconvenience caused by the corrosion of stainless steel implants in human body fluids by protection with thin films of bioactive glasses or with composite polymer-bioactive glass nanostructures. Our option was to apply thin film deposition by matrix-assisted pulsed laser evaporation (MAPLE) which, to the difference to other laser or plasma techniques insures the protection of a more delicate material (a polymer in our case) against degradation or irreversible damage. The coatings composition, modification and corrosion resistance were investigated by FTIR and electrochemical techniques, under conditions which simulate their biological interaction with the human body. Mechanical testing demonstrates the adhesion, durability and resistance to fracture of the coatings. The coatings biocompatibility was assessed by in vitro studies and by flow cytometry. Our results support the unrestricted usage of coated stainless steel as a cheap alternative for human implants manufacture. They will be more accessible for lower prices in comparison with the majority present day fabrication of implants using Ti or Ti alloys.

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Acknowledgments

CR, FS, IN and INM acknowledge with thanks the financial support by UEFISCDI under the contracts ID 304/2011, and PCCA 244/2014. This work is also supported by the Sectorial Operational Programme Human Resources Development (SOP HRD), financed from the European Social Fund and by the Romanian Government under the Project Number POSDRU/159/1.5/S/134378.

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  1. Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Transilvania University of Brasov, 29 Eroilor Blvd, 500036, Brasov, Romania

    L. Floroian

  2. Faculty of Materials Science and Engineering, Transilvania University of Brasov, 29 Eroilor Blvd, 500036, Brasov, Romania

    C. Samoila & D. Munteanu

  3. Faculty of Medicine, Transilvania University of Brasov, 29 Eroilor Blvd, 500036, Brasov, Romania

    M. Badea

  4. National Institute for Laser, Plasma and Radiation Physics, PO Box MG-36, 77125, Magurele, Ilfov, Romania

    C. Ristoscu, F. Sima, I. Negut & I. N. Mihailescu

  5. Faculty of Physics, University of Bucharest, 077125, Magurele, Ilfov, Romania

    I. Negut

  6. Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Biology, University of Bucharest, 060101, Bucharest, Romania

    M. C. Chifiriuc

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Floroian, L., Samoila, C., Badea, M. et al. Stainless steel surface biofunctionalization with PMMA-bioglass coatings: compositional, electrochemical corrosion studies and microbiological assay. J Mater Sci: Mater Med 26, 195 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10856-015-5527-y

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