Functionalizing Ti-Surfaces through the EPD of Hydroxyapatite/NanoY2O3 Articles uri icon

authors

  • PARENTE, PAOLA
  • SÁNCHEZ-HERENCIA, A.J.
  • MESA GALÁN, M.J.
  • FERRARI, B

publication date

  • September 2012

start page

  • 1600

end page

  • 1607

volume

  • 117

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

  • 1520-5207

Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)

  • 1520-6106

abstract

  • Abstract: Ceramic materials for skeletal repair and reconstruc-tion are expanding to a number of different applications. Present research is addressing new compositions and performances to promote osseo-integration through metal coatings. Nanotechnology plays a key role in this research because nanostructures can be introduced into implants to functionalize them and/or to enhance their properties, such as the thermal or mechanical response. In this work, the insertion of Y2O3 nanoparticles into a hydroxyapatite (HA) coating of Ti using colloidal processing technology was developed. The suspensions of HA and Y2O3 nanoparticles were formulated with a focus on zeta potential, particle size distribution, nd viscosity for the codeposition of both phases by electrophoresis. The microstructure of the nanocomposite coating was optimized by adjusting the main parameters of the electrophoretic deposition process. A threshold value of the applied electric field for the composite shaping was identified. The results demonstrate that the Y2O3 nanoparticles are homogeneously distributed in the coating and decrease in concentration as the distance from the substrate increases. As a consequence of the presence of the Y2O3, delays in the HA thermal decomposition and the improvement of metal−ceramic joining were observed.

subjects

  • Materials science and engineering
  • Physics