Porous Ti with low modulus,excellent bio-corrosion resistance,biocompatibility,and antibacterial activity is highly pursued as advanced implant materials.In this work,a new approach to prepare micron porous structures...Porous Ti with low modulus,excellent bio-corrosion resistance,biocompatibility,and antibacterial activity is highly pursued as advanced implant materials.In this work,a new approach to prepare micron porous structures on the surface layer of a grade 2 commercially-pure Ti(TA2)was proposed,which utilized a simple vacuum wetting process of pure Ag on the surface of TA2.The microstructure,corrosion resistance,biocompatibility,mechanical properties,antibacterial ability,and formation mechanism of the asfabricated porous Ti were studied.The results show that the pores(with average pore sizes of 0.5-5μm)are distributed on the surface layer of the TA2 with a depth of~10μm.In particular,a large number of silver nanoparticles(Ag NPs)form which are dispersed on the porous structures.The formation mechanisms of the porous structures and Ag NPs were elucidated,suggesting that the volatilization/sublimation of Ag in TA2 is crucial.The porous Ti possesses excellent bio-corrosion resistance,surface wettability,biocompatibility,antibacterial activity,and a relatively low elastic modulus of 40-55 GPa,which may have a promising future in the field of orthopedic implants.This work also provides a novel idea for the development of advanced porous Ti materials for orthopedic-related basic research and biomedical applications.展开更多
基金sponsored by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.52171036,52065043,and 51971108)the Central Guidance on Local:Construction of regional innovation system-Cross Regional R&D cooperation projects(No.20221ZDH04054)the Interdisciplinary Innovation Fund of Natural Science,Nanchang Universit
文摘Porous Ti with low modulus,excellent bio-corrosion resistance,biocompatibility,and antibacterial activity is highly pursued as advanced implant materials.In this work,a new approach to prepare micron porous structures on the surface layer of a grade 2 commercially-pure Ti(TA2)was proposed,which utilized a simple vacuum wetting process of pure Ag on the surface of TA2.The microstructure,corrosion resistance,biocompatibility,mechanical properties,antibacterial ability,and formation mechanism of the asfabricated porous Ti were studied.The results show that the pores(with average pore sizes of 0.5-5μm)are distributed on the surface layer of the TA2 with a depth of~10μm.In particular,a large number of silver nanoparticles(Ag NPs)form which are dispersed on the porous structures.The formation mechanisms of the porous structures and Ag NPs were elucidated,suggesting that the volatilization/sublimation of Ag in TA2 is crucial.The porous Ti possesses excellent bio-corrosion resistance,surface wettability,biocompatibility,antibacterial activity,and a relatively low elastic modulus of 40-55 GPa,which may have a promising future in the field of orthopedic implants.This work also provides a novel idea for the development of advanced porous Ti materials for orthopedic-related basic research and biomedical applications.
