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Title: | Strong bonding between sputtered bioglass-ceramic films and Ti-substrate implants induced by atomic inter-diffusion post-deposition heat-treatments |
Author: | Stan, G. E. Popa, A. C. Galca, A. C. Aldica, G. Ferreira, J. M. F. |
Keywords: | BIOACTIVE GLASS COATINGS IN-VITRO BEHAVIOR THIN-FILMS MECHANICAL-PROPERTIES THERMAL-EXPANSION GRADED COATINGS SILICATE GLASS TITANIUM MICROSTRUCTURE DEPOSITION |
Issue Date: | 2013 |
Publisher: | ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV |
Abstract: | Bioglasses (BG) are the inorganic materials exhibiting the highest indices of bioactivity. Their appliance as films for bio-functionalization of metallic implant surfaces has been regarded as an optimal solution for surpassing their limited bulk mechanical properties. This study reports on magnetron sputtering of alkali-free BG thin films by varying the target-to-substrate working distance, which proved to play an important role in determining the films' properties. Post deposition heat-treatments at temperatures slightly above the glass transformation temperature were then applied to induce inter-diffusion processes at the BG/titanium substrate interface and strengthening the bonding as determined by pull-out adherence measurements. The morphological and structural features assessed by SEM-EDS, XRD, and FTIR revealed a good correlation between the formations of inter-metallic titanium silicide phases and the films' bonding strength. The highest mean value of pull-out adherence (60.3 +/- 4.6 MPa), which is adequate even for load-bearing biomedical applications, was recorded for films deposited at a working distance of 35 mm followed by a heat-treatment at 750 degrees C for 2 h in air. The experimental findings are explained on the basis of structural, compositional and thermodynamic considerations. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. |
Peer review: | yes |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10773/20453 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.apsusc.2013.05.022 |
ISSN: | 0169-4332 |
Publisher Version: | 10.1016/j.apsusc.2013.05.022 |
Appears in Collections: | CICECO - Artigos |
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