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Surface Modification of Titanium and its Alloys for the Enhancement of Osseointegration in Orthopaedics


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1 Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru 81310, Malaysia
2 Department for Management of Science and Technology Development, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City 70000, Viet Nam
3 IJN-UTM Cardiovascular Engineering Centre, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru 81310, Malaysia
4 Department of Chemistry, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Bharath University, Chennai 600 073, India
 

Titanium (Ti) and Ti-based alloys are the best promising orthopaedic metal transplants. The Young's modulus of Ti and bone are nearer and so Ti implants are known as osseointegrated implants. However, the need for enhancing the osseointegration, corrosion resistance and biocompatibility cannot be ruled out in promoting the Ti as a golden standard. This review describes various surface modifications like acid etching, sand blasting, surface coating, alkali-heat treatment, plasma treatment and ion implantation of Ti-based implants which are the best solutions to promote biocompatibility, osseointegration and ultimately the longevity of implants. In addition, it gives an outline to accomplish the risky task in orthopaedics like recovering skeletal function by replacing the damaged bone for human being survival and it will assist the energetic collaboration of specialists in materials science, chemistry and biology for the quality enhancement.

Keywords

Corrosion Resistance, Osseointegration, Orthopaedics, Titanium and its Alloys, Surface Modification.
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Authors

Agnes Aruna John
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru 81310, Malaysia
Saravana Kumar Jaganathan
Department for Management of Science and Technology Development, Ton Duc Thang University, Ho Chi Minh City 70000, Viet Nam
Eko Supriyanto
IJN-UTM Cardiovascular Engineering Centre, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru 81310, Malaysia
A. Manikandan
Department of Chemistry, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Bharath University, Chennai 600 073, India

Abstract


Titanium (Ti) and Ti-based alloys are the best promising orthopaedic metal transplants. The Young's modulus of Ti and bone are nearer and so Ti implants are known as osseointegrated implants. However, the need for enhancing the osseointegration, corrosion resistance and biocompatibility cannot be ruled out in promoting the Ti as a golden standard. This review describes various surface modifications like acid etching, sand blasting, surface coating, alkali-heat treatment, plasma treatment and ion implantation of Ti-based implants which are the best solutions to promote biocompatibility, osseointegration and ultimately the longevity of implants. In addition, it gives an outline to accomplish the risky task in orthopaedics like recovering skeletal function by replacing the damaged bone for human being survival and it will assist the energetic collaboration of specialists in materials science, chemistry and biology for the quality enhancement.

Keywords


Corrosion Resistance, Osseointegration, Orthopaedics, Titanium and its Alloys, Surface Modification.



DOI: https://doi.org/10.18520/cs%2Fv111%2Fi6%2F1003-1015