Influence of different chemical treatments on the surface of Al2O3/ZrO2 nanocomposites during biomimetic coating |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Zootecnia e Engenharia de Alimentos, Av. Duque de Caxias Norte, 225, 13635-900 Pirassununga, SP, Brazil;2. Centro de Investigación en Nanomateriales y Nanotecnología, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Universidad de Oviedo, Principado de Asturias, Avenida de la Vega 4-6, 33940 El Entrego, Spain;3. Instituto de Tecnología de Materiales (ITM), Universitat Politècnica de València, Camino de Vera s/n, 46022 Valencia, Spain |
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| Abstract: | The objective of this study is to evaluate the influence of different chemical surface treatments (H3PO4, HNO3, and NaOH) in the formation of calcium phosphate phases on the surface of Al2O3/ZrO2 (5 vol%) nanocomposite. For this purpose, Al2O3/ZrO2 samples were shaped, calcined at 400 °C, sintered at 1500 °C, subjected to different chemical treatments, and biomimetically coated from 14 to 21 days. Surface characterization was performed by scanning electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy, confocal microscopy, X-ray diffraction, and infrared spectroscopy. It was observed that the preliminary chemical treatment favored the formation of particular calcium phosphate phases of interest, such as α-TCP (alpha-tricalcium phosphate), β-TCP (beta-tricalcium phosphate), and HA (hydroxyapatite). The differences among the percentages of the phases formed affected the homogeneity of calcium phosphate distribution within the nanocomposites as well as the roughness of the formed layer, effectively contributing to adhesion, proliferation, and desired cell biofixation on bone implant. |
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| Keywords: | Nanocomposites Calcium phosphate Chemical treatments Biomimetic coating Alumina-zirconia |
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