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Tribological properties of hydroxyapatite-coated nanorods on Ti-6Al-4V surfaces.

Sarah Akua Osafo, Tabiri Asumadu, Desmond Klenam, Precious Etinosa, John David Obayemi, Benjamin Agyei-Tuffour, Abu Yaya, David Dodoo-Arhin, Stanley Chijioke Eluu, Wole Soboyejo

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Sarah Akua OsafoDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Engineering Sciences, College of Basic and Applied Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana.
Tabiri AsumaduDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Program in Materials Science and Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA, 01609, USA.
Desmond KlenamDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Program in Materials Science and Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA, 01609, USA.
Precious EtinosaDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Program in Materials Science and Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA, 01609, USA.
John David ObayemiDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Program in Materials Science and Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA, 01609, USA.
Benjamin Agyei-TuffourDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Engineering Sciences, College of Basic and Applied Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana.
Abu YayaDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Engineering Sciences, College of Basic and Applied Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana.
David Dodoo-ArhinDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Engineering Sciences, College of Basic and Applied Sciences, University of Ghana, Legon, Accra, Ghana.
Stanley Chijioke EluuDepartment of Biotechnology, Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, Nigeria.
Wole SoboyejoDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Program in Materials Science and Engineering, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 100 Institute Road, Worcester, MA, 01609, USA. soboyew@sunypoly.edu.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This paper presents the tribological properties and bioactivity of nanostructured hydroxyapatite (HA) from biowaste sources and coated onto Ti-6Al-4V substrates using a novel pack cementation method. The process introduced HA pillars/nanorods on the surfaces of Ti-6Al-4V to enhance their osseointegration for dental implants. The mechanical and tribological properties were studied with nanoindentation, and pin-on-disk techniques, following the microstructural characterization of the coatings with atomic force microscopy, X-ray diffraction, Raman spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy. The study also examines the surface bioactivity and elucidates the underlying friction and wear mechanisms of the HA-coated and annealed Ti-6Al-4V surface. The study results show a bone bonding capacity of the biowaste-derived HA-coated substrate with improved hardness and tribological properties. The implications of the study are discussed for the development of nano-structured HA-coated Ti-6Al-4V for dental implants with improved osseointegration for dental and biomedical applications.

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Coated Materials, BiocompatibleDurapatiteNanotubesTitaniumAlloysDental ImplantsHardnessMaterials TestingMicroscopy, Atomic ForceMicroscopy, Electron, ScanningOsseointegrationSurface PropertiesX-Ray DiffractionAlloysCoated Materials, BiocompatibleDental ImplantsDurapatiteTitaniumtitanium alloy (TiAl6V4)BioactivityDental implantsOsseointegrationSurface modificationTitanium alloysWear resistance

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PMID40450077
PMCPMC12126502

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