Published November 17, 2015 | Version v1
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Hydroxyapatite coating on biodegradable AZ31 and Mg-Ca alloys prepared by RF-magnetron sputtering

  • 1. National Research Tomsk Polytechnic University (Russian Federation)
  • 2. James Cook University, Townsville (Australia)

Description

A thin film of hydroxyapatite (HA) was deposited on AZ31 and Mg-Ca alloys by using radio frequency (RF) magnetron sputtering. The thickness of the HA coating was determined to be 750 nm. The phase composition, microstructure, and surface morphology of the HA coatings were investigated using X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy. In vitro degradation behaviour of the HA coated alloys was evaluated in simulated body fluid (SBF) and 3.5wt.% NaCl solution using electrochemical method. The coatings homogeneously covered the entire surface of the substrates. The coating structure corresponded to a nanostructured HA. The ultrathin coating significantly improved the degradation resistance of the alloy. Nanocrystalline HA coating significantly improved the corrosion resistance of the Mg-Ca and AZ31 magnesium alloys. The polarization resistance (Rp) of the coated Mg-Ca alloy was more than two-order of magnitude higher and the corrosion current density Icorr reduced by ∼ 98% as compared to the base alloy

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Journal Title
AIP Conference Proceedings
Journal Volume
1688
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 030006-030006.4
ISSN
0094-243X
CODEN
APCPCS

Conference

Title
5. international scientific conference on new operational technologies
Acronym
NEWOT'2015
Dates
29-30 Sep 2015
Place
Tomsk (Russian Federation)

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