Surface Properties and In Vitro Corrosion Studies of Blasted and Thermally Treated Ti6Al4V Alloy for Bioimplant Applications.

ABSTRACT: The biomedical Ti6Al4V alloy was thermally treated under sandblasting and mirror finish surface preparation conditions. The surface morphology, structure, roughness, wettability, and energy were characterized. Microhardness and in vitro corrosion studies were carried out. X-ray diffraction results showed a formation of rutile TiO₂ phase for thermally treated samples under different pretreated conditions. The thermally oxidized samples exhibited an increase in microhardness compared to the untreated mirror finish and sandblasted samples by 22 and 33%, respectively. The wettability study revealed enhanced hydrophilicity of blasted and thermally treated samples. The surface energy of the thermal treatment samples increased by 26 and 32.6% for mirror surface and blasted precondition

SUBMITTER: Hussein MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9655274 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature