A comparative study of apatite coating and apatite/collagen composite coating fabricated on NiTi shape memory alloy through electrochemical deposition

2011 ◽  
Vol 65 (17-18) ◽  
pp. 2575-2577 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tao Sun ◽  
Wing-Cheung Lee ◽  
Min Wang
2009 ◽  
Vol 618-619 ◽  
pp. 319-323 ◽  
Author(s):  
Parama Chakraborty Banerjee ◽  
Tao Sun ◽  
Jonathan H.W. Wong ◽  
Min Wang

To improve the biocompatibility and bioactivity of NiTi shape memory alloy (SMA), apatite/collagen composite coatings were fabricated on the surface of NiTi SMA at room temperature using the electrochemical deposition technique. Spherical apatite particles and fibrous collagen that formed the composite coating were visible under scanning electron microscope (SEM). The Ca/P ratio of the apatite component in the coating, as determined by energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), was about 1.38 which is slightly higher than that of octocalcium phosphate (OCP). X-ray diffraction result showed that the apatite was amorphous, which was due to the low temperature (i.e., room temperature) deposition process. The structure of the composite coatings was further characterized using Fourier transform infrared reflection spectroscopy (FTIR). It was also found that, compared to bare NiTi SMA samples, the wettability of as-deposited samples was increased because of the formation of the composite coating.


2009 ◽  
Vol 1239 ◽  
Author(s):  
Min Wang ◽  
Tao Sun

AbstractIn this investigation, an apatite/collagen composite coating was formed at 37C on a NiTi shape memory alloy (SMA) through electrochemical deposition using double-strength simulated body fluid (2SBF) which contained dissolved collagen. Surface characteristics, wettability and stability of the composite coating were subsequently studied. Scanning electron microscope (SEM) examination of the surface of composite coatings revealed that many collagen fibers were embedded in apatite with flake-like structure and apatite nanocrystals nucleated and grew on collagen fibrils. Energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) spectroscopy analysis showed that the Ca : P ratio of the composite coating was about 1.35, which is close to that of octocalcium phosphate. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) analysis were also conducted for the composite coating. Compared to bare NiTi SMA samples, the potentiodynamic polarization curves of NiTi SMA samples with the composite coating displayed lower corrosion current density, more positive corrosion and breakdown potential, suggesting that the composite coating was chemically stable and provided corrosion resistance for NiTi SMA.


2011 ◽  
Vol 519 (15) ◽  
pp. 4623-4628 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tao Sun ◽  
Lang-Ping Wang ◽  
Min Wang ◽  
Ho-Wang Tong ◽  
William W. Lu

2006 ◽  
Vol 60 (24) ◽  
pp. 3002-3006 ◽  
Author(s):  
C.L. Chu ◽  
Y.P. Pu ◽  
L.H. Yin ◽  
C.Y. Chung ◽  
K.W.K. Yeung ◽  
...  

2006 ◽  
Vol 54 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cai Yanli ◽  
Liang Chunyong ◽  
Zhu Shengli ◽  
Cui Zhenduo ◽  
Xianjin Yang

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