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Hydrothermal Synthesis of Bioinert Oxide Film on Pure Ti: In Vitro and In VivoStudies

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2012

Masato Ueda
Affiliation:
Faculty of Chemistry, Materials and Bioengineering, Kansai University, Suita, Osaka 564-8680, JAPAN
Masahiko Ikeda
Affiliation:
Faculty of Chemistry, Materials and Bioengineering, Kansai University, Suita, Osaka 564-8680, JAPAN
Richard Langford
Affiliation:
Electron Microscopy Suite, The Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB3 0HE, UK
Jeremy Skepper
Affiliation:
Department of Physiology, Development and Neuroscience, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 3EG, UK
Ruth E. Cameron
Affiliation:
Cambridge Centre for Medical Materials, Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 3QZ, UK
Serena M. Best
Affiliation:
Cambridge Centre for Medical Materials, Department of Materials Science & Metallurgy, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, CB2 3QZ, UK
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Abstract

Titanium and its alloys have been employed in bone plates/screws, and theseare often designed to be removed after recovery. Bone is known to bond tothe surface of Ti alloys. This can lead to re-fracture of newly repairedbone during operations to remove the implants, however bone does not bond toZr-based alloys. The inhibition of bone conduction on the surface ofZr-based alloys is thought to be due to the presence of a thin layer ofzirconia (ZrO2) on the surface. The purpose of the present studywas to synthesize bioinert films, including ZrO2 on pure Tisurfaces. In vitro apatite (HAp) formation and in vivo bone conduction in the tibiae of rats on the films werealso investigated.

Commercial purity Ti was chemically treated with aqueous H2O2/HNO3 at 353 K for 20 min. The diskswere hydrothermally treated with aqueous ZrOCl2/NH3/C6H8O7(citric acid) in an autoclave at 453 K for 12 h. Simulated body fluid (SBF)immersion test and implantation into tibiae of rats were carried out.

In the hydrothermal treatment with aqueous ZrOCl2/NH3,the surface product was anatase-type TiO2. On the other hand,when citric acid was added the surface of Ti was covered homogeneously witha TiO2–ZrO2 composite film though the amount of ZrO2 was very small. HAp began to form on the non-modified Tiand TiO2 surfaces after 6 days and 4 days immersion in Hank’ssolution, respectively. On the surfaces of TiO2–ZrO2,the presence of precipitates was confirmed after 6-8 days. The HAp formationwas suppressed on the surfaces of TiO2–ZrO2.Thepresent TiO2-ZrO2 surface also showed significantlylower bone-implant contact ratio in cortical bone compared with TiO2.

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