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- Title
Formation mechanism and hemocompatibility of the superhydrophobic surface on biomedical Ti–6Al–4V alloy.
- Authors
Chen, J.; Xu, J. L.; Huang, J.; Zhang, P.; Luo, J. M.; Lian, L.
- Abstract
The superhydrophobic surface was prepared on biomedical Ti–6Al–4V alloy by hydrothermal treatment coupled with subsequent hydrophobic treatment. The surface morphologies, surface roughness, phase and elemental compositions, water contact angle and hemocompatibility of the superhydrophobic samples were investigated. The results show that the hydrothermally treated sample is mainly composed of Na2Ti6O13 phase with some –OH groups. The surface morphologies of the hydrothermally treated samples change from feather-like structure to grass-like structure, and the surface roughness gradually increases with increasing the concentrations of NaOH solution. After hydrophobic treatment, the surface roughness of samples slightly decreases, and the water contact angles increase first, reaching the maximum value of 159.24° ± 1.89° at 3.75 mol/L, and then decrease with increasing the NaOH concentrations. The –C8H4F13 low surface energy fluorides are grafted onto the surface of hydrothermally treated sample by a self-assembly dehydration reaction, resulting in the formation of the superhydrophobic surface. The superhydrophobic surface effectively decreases the hemolysis ratio and platelets adhesion, and prolongs the dynamic coagulation time, indicating that it greatly improves the hemocompatibility of the biomedical Ti–6Al–4V alloy.
- Subjects
SUPERHYDROPHOBIC surfaces; SURFACE energy; CONTACT angle; SURFACE roughness; DEHYDRATION reactions; BLOOD coagulation; COPPER surfaces
- Publication
Journal of Materials Science, 2021, Vol 56, Issue 12, p7698
- ISSN
0022-2461
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10853-020-05696-y