%0 Journal Article
%T Preparation and Characterization of Hydroxyapatite Coating on AZ31 Mg Alloy for Implant Applications
%A S. A. Salman
%A K. Kuroda
%A M. Okido
%J Bioinorganic Chemistry and Applications
%D 2013
%I Hindawi Publishing Corporation
%R 10.1155/2013/175756
%X Magnesium alloys as biodegradable metal implants in orthopaedic research received a lot of interest in recent years. They have attractive biological properties including being essential to human metabolism, biocompatibility, and biodegradability. However, magnesium can corrode too rapidly in the high-chloride environment of the physiological system, loosing mechanical integrity before the tissue has sufficiently healed. Hydroxyapatite (HAp) coating was proposed to decrease the corrosion rate and improve the bioactivity of magnesium alloy. Apatite has been cathodically deposited on the surface of Mg alloy from solution that composed of 3£¿mM Ca(H2PO4)2 and 7£¿mM CaCl2 at various applied potentials. The growing of HAp was confirmed on the surface of the coatings after immersion in SBF solution for 7 days. The coating obtained at £¿1.4£¿V showed higher corrosion resistance with bioactive behaviors. 1. Introduction Metal materials, including stainless steels, titanium, and cobalt-chromium-based alloys, are commonly used for implant devices due to their high strength, ductility, and good anticorrosion properties [1]. It is more suitable for load-bearing applications compared with ceramics or polymeric materials due to their combination of high mechanical strength and fracture toughness [2]. The release of toxic metallic ions or particles by corrosion or wear processes leads to undesirable effects on cell and bone tissues [3]. Moreover, these metallic materials are not biodegradable in the human body and can cause long-term complication (infection) [4]. The elastic modules of current metallic biomaterials are not well matched with that of natural bone tissue, resulting in stress shielding effects that can lead to reduced stimulation of new bone growth and remodeling which decreases implant stability [5]. Comparing to commonly approved metallic biomaterials, magnesium alloys have many outstanding advantages due to their attractive biological property including being essential to human metabolism, biocompatibility, and biodegradability [6]. The mechanical properties of magnesium alloys are similar to those of natural bone (40¨C57£¿GPa) [7]. Moreover, magnesium is one of the most important bivalent ions associated with the formation of biological appetites and plays an important role in the changes in the bone matrix that determines bone fragility [8]. On the other hand, implants made of magnesium alloys were degraded in vivo, eliminating the need for a second operation for implant removal. Good biocompatibility was observed in clinical studies [9]. Unfortunately,
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