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- Title
Thickness Influence on In Vitro Biocompatibility of Titanium Nitride Thin Films Synthesized by Pulsed Laser Deposition.
- Authors
Duta, Liviu; Stan, George E.; Popa, Adrian C.; Husanu, Marius A.; Moga, Sorin; Socol, Marcela; Zgura, Irina; Miculescu, Florin; Urzica, Iuliana; Popescu, Andrei C.; Mihailescu, Ion N.
- Abstract
We report a study on the biocompatibility vs. thickness in the case of titanium nitride (TiN) films synthesized on 410 medical grade stainless steel substrates by pulsed laser deposition. The films were grown in a nitrogen atmosphere, and their in vitro cytotoxicity was assessed according to ISO 10993-5 [1]. Extensive physical-chemical analyses have been carried out on the deposited structures with various thicknesses in order to explain the differences in biological behavior: profilometry, scanning electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), X-ray diffraction and surface energy measurements. XPS revealed the presence of titanium oxynitride beside TiN in amounts that vary with the film thickness. The cytocompatibility of films seems to be influenced by their TiN surface content. The thinner films seem to be more suitable for medical applications, due to the combined high values of bonding strength and superior cytocompatibility.
- Subjects
TITANIUM nitride films; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; PULSED laser deposition; BONDING of stainless steel; X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy
- Publication
Materials (1996-1944), 2016, Vol 9, Issue 1, p38
- ISSN
1996-1944
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/ma9010038