Acta Metallurgica Sinica (English Letters) ›› 2013, Vol. 26 ›› Issue (4): 409-415.DOI: 10.1007/s40195-012-0212-3

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Corrosion Behavior and Biocompatibility of Hydroxyapatite Coating on H2SO4 Passivated 316L SS for Human Body Implant

Ali Parsapour1), Saied Nouri Khorasani2),Mohammad Hossein Fathi3)   

  1. 1)Biomaterials Research Center, Isfahan, 8415683111, Iran
    2) Department of Chemical Engineering, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan 8415683111,Iran
    3) Department of Materials Engineering, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan 8415683111, Iran
  • Received:2012-11-12 Revised:2013-04-12 Online:2013-08-25 Published:2013-07-11
  • Contact: Saied Nouri Khorasani

Abstract:

The aim of this studies at simultaneous improvement of the corrosion behavior and biocompatibility of metallic implant and bone Osseointegration simultaneously. Stainless steel 316L (SS) was used as metallic substrate and after surface treatment with 15 vol.% sulfuric acid, it was coated with hydroxyapatite coating employing plasma-spraying process. Structure characterization techniques including XRD, SEM and EDX were also utilized to investigate the microstructure, morphology, and crystallinity of the coating. Electrochemical potentiodynamic tests were performed in two types of physiological solutions in order to determine and compare the corrosion resistance behavior of the coated and uncoated specimens as an indication of biocompatibility.

The results indicate that the surface treatment and hydroxyapatite coating improve the corrosion resistance behavior of SS. The corrosion current density of the surface treated and the hydroxyapatite coated SS also decrease. These also show that surface treated and hydroxyapatite coated SS can be used as human body implants with the goals of corrosion resistance improvement (biocompatibility) and bone osseointegration.

Key words: Surface treatment, Hydroxyapatite coating, Corrosion behavior, Plasma spray, Stainless steel 316L, Human body implant