화학공학소재연구정보센터
Journal of Materials Science, Vol.50, No.4, 1688-1700, 2015
Antibacterial efficacy, corrosion resistance, and cytotoxicity studies of copper-substituted carbonated hydroxyapatite coating on titanium substrate
This work elucidated the antibacterial efficacy, corrosion resistance, and cytotoxicity of electroplated copper-substituted hydroxyapatite (CuHAP) coating on titanium (Ti). The fabricated CuHAP coatings were characterized by scanning electron microscopy, energy-dispersive X-ray analysis spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and X-ray diffraction studies. The CuHAP coating had needle-like apatite crystals, the doping of Cu2+ into HAP reduced porosity, and the coating became denser. The CuHAP crystals were carbonated with a few of Cu2+ incorporation (about 0.80 wt%). The Cu2+ ions were homogenously deposited into HAP films. Potentiodynamic polarisation test revealed that the CuHAP coating provided good barrier characteristics and achieved superior corrosion protection for Ti substrates. The in vitro antibacterial activity of as-prepared CuHAP coating was evaluated against Escherichia coli and was found to be effectively high against bacterial colonization. Bioactivity test conducted by soaking the coatings in simulated body fluid demonstrated that CuHAP coating can quickly induce bone-like apatite nucleation and growth. In vitro biocompatibility tests, MTT, were employed to assess the cytotoxicity of CuHAP coating with osteoblast-like MC3T3-E1 cells. The obtained HAP coating doped with a low content of Cu2+ exhibited good cytocompatibility and had no toxicity toward MC3T3-E1.