The effects of heat treatment atmosphere on the bone-like apatite inducement on the alkali treated Ti-6Al-4V surfaces

Chi Fen Lu, Hsin Ming Huang, Chun Hui Chu, Wang Long Li, Ting Fu Hong

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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to investigate the bone-like apatite inducement ability on the 5M NaOH, deionized water and 600°C atmospheric or vacuum heat treated Ti-6Al-4V surfaces in the modified simulated body fluid (m-SBF) solutions. The alkali-heat treated specimens were soaked in m-SBF up to 7 days for their bioactivity evaluation and induced bone-like apatite layer investigation. All the samples were characterized their surface morphology, chemical and bioactivity by SEM, EDX, XRD and contact angle analysis, respectively. The experimental results show that a thin HA-rich bone-like apatite layer was formed along all the alkali-heat treated Ti-6Al-4V surfaces within 5 days after soaking in the m-SBF. It is also found the alkali-atmospheric heat treated Ti-6Al-4V samples have more favourable bioactivity than alkali-vacuum heat treated counterparts.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)179-185
Number of pages7
JournalProcedia Engineering
Volume36
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2012
Event2011 IUMRS International Conference in Asia, ICA 2011 - Taipei, Taiwan
Duration: 2011 Sept 192011 Sept 22

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Engineering

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