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  • MakaleYayıncıda açık erişim2024Scopus SJRQ1
    Investigation of in-vitro bioactivity, electrochemical corrosion, wettability and adhesion properties of bioglass-based coatings modified with Y2O3 and Zr on novel β-type Ti-30Zr-5Mo alloys

    Dikici, B.; Say, Y.; Zhao, X.; Niinomi, M.; Szechyńska-Hebda, M.

    In this study, the in-vitro bioactivity, electrochemical corrosion resistance, wettability, and adhesion properties of bioglass-based coatings modified with Y2O3 and ZrO2 on Ti-30Zr-5Mo alloy were investigated. The coatings were prepared using the sol-gel method and applied to the alloy substrates through dip-coating. The surface morphology and elemental composition of the coatings were analyzed using SEM/EDS and XRD techniques. Potentiodynamic polarization (PDS) and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) were employed to assess the electrochemical behavior of the coatings under in-vitro conditions. Contact angle measurements were conducted to evaluate the wettability of the surfaces. Adhesion strength was measured using tensile testing in accordance with ISO 13779-2 standards. Bioactivity tests were performed by immersing the samples in simulated body fluid (SBF). The results demonstrate that the addition of Y2O3 and ZrO2 improves adhesion strength and corrosion potential, but introducing localized galvanic effects that increase the corrosion current density. Besides, the coatings maintained their structural integrity after the bioactivity tests, and promoted new apatite formation.

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  • MakaleYalnız künye2017Scopus SJRQ1
    The effect of Zirconia/Yttria/Silver substitutions on mechanostructure and cell viability of the synthesized bioceramic bone grafts

    Aksakal, Bunyamin; Demirel, Mehtap

    Hydroxyapatite (HA) based biografts were synthesized by substitution of Zirconia (Zr), Yttria (Y2O3) and Silver (Ag) using the sol-gel method. Fabricated bone grafts (H40ZrYt and H50Yt10) were compared with a control biograft. The effects of Zr and Y2O3 and Ag additions on the morphological, mechanical and cell viability of the synthesized biografts were analyzed. The biografts were characterized by X-ray Diffractometer (XRD) and Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM). All biografts were then embedded into the drilled holes (D=3.2 mm) in rabbit femurs. The rabbits were then sacrificed after twelve weeks. Three-point bending (3-PB) tests were conducted on defected and grafted regions. Flexural strength values were found to be 347, 149 and 180 MPa, for the H40ZrYt, H50Yt10 and the control/commercial graft, respectively. Cell viability results indicated that the percentage viability ratios slightly increased after the substitution of Ag into the H50Yt10 biograft at 0.1 and 0.3 µg/ml concentrations and into the H40ZrYt biograft at a 0.1 µg/ml concentration. Although the cell viability was a bit lower in the H50Yt10 graft, the H40ZrYt graft achieved better results compared to the counterpart grafts. Furthermore, the hardness of both of the novel fabricated grafts were found to be higher than the control/commercial graft, however, as the flexture strength of H40ZrYt was higher but H50Yt10 was lower than the control/commercial graft.

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