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Surface design of biodegradable magnesium alloys for biomedical applications 105
3.4.2 Ca-P based coatings
Ca-P coatings such HA and tricalcium phosphate (TCP) are often considered as osteoconductive materials and have been widely used to construct new bones and promote osteointegration on biomedical implants because calcium and phosphorus are t wo major elements in bone tissues. Recently, various techniques such as electro­deposition and hydrothermal methods have been applied to deposit Ca-P coatings on Mg alloys.
Electro deposition is a promising method for biomedical Mg-based implants because it can form uniform coatings on porous substrates or implants with a complex shape at a low deposition temperature. Song, Shan, and Han (2008) used electrodepo­sition to coat AZ91D Mg alloy with bioactive Ca-P coatings. The electrolyte solution was prepared from 0.1 M Ca(NO pH value was adjusted to 4.3. Electrodepositon was carried out at a stable cathodic potential of 4 V for 2 h at room temperature. The as-deposited coating consisted of dicalcium phosphate dehydrate (CaHPO (Ca
(PO4)2, b-TCP) (Figure 3.13(a)).
3
,0.06MNH4H2PO4, and 10 mL/L H2O2and the
3)2
$2H2O, DCPD) and b-tricalcium phosphate
4
(a)
1000
800
DCPD
*
*
o β-TCP
*
600
*
o
o
*
o
*
o
o
0
20
30 40 50 60 70 80 90
HA
HA
HA
0
20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90
HA
2θ / (0)
HA
2θ / (
HA
o
*
HA
0
)
(b)
400
Intensity / cps
200
500
400
300
200
Intensity / cps
100
Figure 3.13 Surface morphology and XRD patterns: (a) As-deposited coating and (b) HA coating.
Source: Song et al. (2008) with permission from Elsevier.
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Usually, the electrodeposition reactions on the Mg alloy surface are as follows
(Kuo & Yen, 2002; Song et al., 2008):
Stage I: Reduction reaction of H
2
PO
and HPO
4
2 4
2H2PO
2HPO
Stage II: Ca
and Ca
3
Ca
3Ca
þ 2e/2HPO
4
2
þ 2e/2PO
4
2þ
reacting with HPO
(PO4)2(b-TCP), respectively.
2þ
2þ
þ HPO
þ 2PO
2
þ 2H2O/CaHPO4$2H2O (3.4)
4
3
/CaPO
4
2
þ H2[ (3.2)
4
3
þ H2[ (3.3)
4
2 4
2
and PO
3
to form CaHPO4$2H2O (DCPD)
4
(3.5)
DCPD and b-TCP are the precursors of HA, which is the stable calcium phosphate
form in an alkaline solution. The as-deposited coating was further immers ed in 1 M NaOH solution for 2 h at 80 was transformed into a uniform HA (Ca
C to obtain the HA coating. Afterward, the coating
(PO4)6(OH)2) one, as shown in
10
Figure 3.13(b), and the corrosion resistance of AZ91D Mg alloy in the simulated
body uid (SBF) was increased.
Coatings fabricated by the traditional cathodic electrodeposition process using a static potential tend to be loose and porous and have low adhesion. One reason is that a concentration polarization is easily formed because ion diffusion from the solu­tion to the substrate surface is too slow. The other is that H as a result of reduction of H
O. To overcome these hurdles, Wang, Guan, Wang, Ren,
2
is produced on the cathode
2
and Wang (2010) used pulsed power. The electrolyte was prepared from 0.042 mol/L
Ca(NO
5.0 by diluted HNO
, 0.025 mol/L NH4H2PO4, and 0.1 mol/L NaNO3and the pH was adjusted to
3)2
and (CH2OH)3CNH2. They obtained a soluble Ca-decient hy-
3
droxyapatite (Ca-def HA) coating on the Mg-Zn-Ca alloy substrate by pulsed eletro­deposition. The Ca/P atomic ratio of the as-deposited coating was about 1.33 (within the range between 1.33 and 1.65). By regulating the pulse amplitude and width, the Ca-def HA coating had better adhesion to the Mg-Zn-Ca alloy and the lap shear strength increased to 41.8 2.7 MPa. The ultimate tensile strength and time of fracture measured from the coated Mg-Zn-Ca alloy were larger than those from the uncoated one, thus offering benets in supporting fractured bone healing for a longer time. In addition, the Ca-def HA coating also improved the corrosion resis­tance appreciably in SBF.
Chemical solution deposition was developed by Hiromoto and Tomozawa (2011) to prepare Ca-P coatings on Mg alloys. In their experiment, the solution was prepared with ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid calcium disodium salt hydrate (C
10H12N2O8
Na2Ca, Ca-EDTA), potassium dihydrogenphosphate (KH2PO4), and sodium hydrox­ide (NaOH). They rst mixed 250 mmol/L Ca-EDTA and 250 mmol/L KH
2PO4
and
then used a NaOH solution to adjust the pH to 8.9. HA coatings were obtained on
-
Surface design of biodegradable magnesium alloys for biomedical applications 107
Figure 3.14 Surface and cross-sectional morphology of the hydroxyapatite (HA) coated AZ31 magnesium alloy.
Source: Hiromoto and Tomozawa (2011) with permission from Elsevier.
AZ31 Mg alloys after treatment at 363 K for 6 h. Those HA coatings possessed a novel microstructure consisting of an inner dense layer and outer coarse layer as shown in
Figure 3.14. The inner layer on the AZ31 was composed of dome-shaped and densely
packed precipitates, while the outer layer comprised rod-like crystals growing from each dome in the radial direction. It was also found from the corrosion tests that the Mg ion release and corrosion current density were remarkably reduced. Hiromoto,
Tomozawa, and Maruyama (2013) studied the fatigue properties of HA-coated
AZ31 Mg alloys. The HA coating prepared by single-step chemical solution deposi­tion consisted of an outer porous HA layer, an inner continuous HA layer, and a thin intermediate MgO layer. In the tensile test, the HA coating microscopically showed neither cracks nor detachment at 5% static elongation (1.5% residual strain). With further elongation under tensile stress, cracks were formed perpendicularly to the tensile direc tion and fragments of the coating detached from the fracture inside the inner continuous HA layer. The fatigue strength at 10
7
cycles (fatigue limit) of the HA-coated and mechanically polished AZ31 was about 80 MPa and 90 MPa, respectively. The slight decrease in the fatigue limit observed from the HA coating was attributed to small pits with a depth of about 10 mm. The HA coating remained on the specimen without cracks after 10
7
cycles at the fatigue limit providing about
3% cyclic elongation.
3.4.3 Polymer-based coatings
Biodegradable polymers such as poly L-lactic acid (PLLA), poly ε-caprolactone (PCL), and poly glycolic acid (PGA) have been approved for human clinical applications and become a promising option to improve the initial corrosion resistance and cell compat­ibility on Mg alloys to meet healing requirements. Dipping, spraying, and spinning are common preparation methods and some examples are described below.
Wong et al. (2010) prepared porous polymeric membranes on AZ91 Mg alloy.
They rst mixed polycaprolactone (PCL) with the average molecular weight (M about 80,000 g/mol and dichloromethane (DCM) and then deposited the polymer­based membrane layer by layer on the sample surface using a custom-designed spraying device. In the spraying process, the device was equipped with air-ow and temperature control, thereby standardizing the thickness, homogeneity, and adhesive­ness of the polymer-based membrane. The air-ow pressure and spraying temperature
)of
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were 276 kPa and 37C, respectively. The spraying process was conducted at 50% humidity, 22
C, and atmospheric pressure. The polymeric membranes reduced the degradation rate while preserving the bulk mechanical properties during degradation. The polymer-coated samples showed better cytocompatibility with eGFP and SaOS-2 osteoblasts than the uncoated samples and higher volumes of new bone were observed on the coated samples by microcomputed tomography. Histological analysis indicated no inammation, necrosis, and hydrogen gas accumulation during degradation.
Xu and Yamamoto (2012) used spin coating to prepare uniform, nonporous, and
amorphous poly
L-lactic acid (PLLA) and semi-crystalline poly ε-caprolactone
(PCL) lms on extruded Mg substrates. Spinning is a typical coating process that in­volves depositing a polymer solution onto a solid substrate as the substrate was rotated at a high speed. When the solvent evaporates and the dissolved polymer covers the substrate, a layer of homogeneous thin polymer lm is produced. The experimental de­tails are shown as follows. PLLA with two different molecular weights of 50,000 (low molecular weight, LMW) and 80,000e100,000 (high molecular weight, HMW) and PCL with two different molecular weights of 40,000 (LMW) and 70,000e100,000 (HMW) were used. The polymers were weighed to the desired proportions and dis­solved in chloroform to obtain 5% (w/v) solutions. Each polymer solution was dropped onto the Mg sample placed on a spin coater by a micropipette, and the polymer lm was prepared by spin-coating. They investigated the effects of the coating thickness, adhesion strength between the coatings and substrates, polymer molecular weight, and different polymers on the corrosion resistance and differentiated cell functions on the coated Mg-based materials. The PLLA lm showed better adhesion strength to the Mg substrate than the PCL one. For both PLLA and PCL, the LMW lms were thinner and exhibited better adhesion strength than the HMW ones. According to the pH measurements of the cell culture medium and quantication of released
2þ
Mg
during the cell culture, the corrosion resistance of the Mg substrate was improved by the polymer lms to a different degree. In addition, all the polymeric lms enhanced the cytocompatibility during incubation for 7 days.
3.4.4 Physical vapor deposition coatings
PVD is a modern coating technique commonly used by the industry. Compared to other methods such as CVD and thermal spraying, the required deposition temperature in PVD is often lower and so it is very suitable for Mg alloys. Moreover, PVD is friendly to the environment and is regarded as a green technique that can substitute for industrial electrochemical plating and anodic oxidation. Last but not least, many coating species from metals to ceramics can be used. Researchers have used it to improve the corrosion resistance of Mg and Mg alloys in saline solutions. Hoche
et al. (2005) used sputtering to prepare CrN and Al
cast alloy, and Altun and Sen (2005) conducted DC sputtering to deposit AlN coatings on AZ31, AZ61, AZ63 and AZ91 Mg alloys. Wu (2007), Wu, Zeng, and Yuan (2008) and Wu, Ding, Zeng, Wang, and Yao (2009) also used sputtering to coat AZ31 Mg alloys with Al and Ti metallic coatings. Most of the samples showed improved corro­sion resistance in saline solutions.
coatings on AZ91D Mg die
2O3
Surface design of biodegradable magnesium alloys for biomedical applications 109
Xin, Liu, Zhang, Huo, et al. (2008) used cathodic arc-deposition to deposit ZrO
coatings on Mg alloys for biomedical applications because zirconia has good chem­ical stability and favorable biocompatibility. Commercial extruded AZ91 Mg alloys were used in their experiment. Argon sputter cleaning was conducted at a bias of 1000 V for about 30 min before deposition. A zirconium transition layer was rst deposited for about half an hour, followed by deposition of the zirconia coating for about 3 h at a bias of 100 V. Finally, a 1.5 mm-thick ZrO
/Zr bilayered structure
2
with good adhesion was obtained. EIS measurements disclosed that the corrosion resistance of the coated alloy was signicantly improved. Electrolyte penetration eventually deteriorated the protection of the coating after long exposure in the SBF. In addition, they also deposited Al
(Xin, Liu, Zhang, Jiang, et al., 2008 )
2O3
and ZrN (Xin et al., 2009) on Mg alloys. Most of these PVD coatings are no nbiode­gradable, and so inammation may occur if they are broken and remain in the human body for a prolonged period. Synthetic apatites exhibit excellent biological proper­ties, such as biocompatibility, bioactivity, lack of toxicity, or inammatory and immunitary responses, and also have relatively high bioresorbability (Jaime,
Michele, José, Stéphanie, & Christophe, 2013). They can also be prepared by phys-
ical vapor deposition such as sputtering (Boyd, Du ffy, M cCann, & Meenan, 2008;
Yamashita, Matsuda, Arashi, & Umegaki, 1998). Thus, it is a good candidate using
PVD on Mg alloy in the future.
3.4.5 Ion implantation
Ion implantation is different from the aforementioned coating techniques. It can provide the possibility of introducing different species into a substrate independent of thermodynamic limitations such as solubility. Besides, an ion implanted layer does not have an abrupt interface, thereby avoiding layer delamination that plagues coatings. Conventional line-beam metal ion implantation has been attempted to modify the properties of magnesium substrates. For example, cerium (Ce) ion implan­tation improves the corrosion resistance of AZ31 Mg alloy (Wang, Zeng, Yao, Wu,
& Lai, 2008) and yttrium (Y) ion implantation enhances the oxidation resistance of
AZ31 magnesium alloy (Wang, Zeng, Wu, Yao, & Lai, 2007).
Zn as one of the vital elements in the human body has been considered and implanted into pure Mg substrate by conventional beam-line metal ion implantation. However, after implanting 2.5 10 into pure Mg at 35 kV, the degradation rate increased signicantly in SBF. It was believed to be due to galvanic effects between the metallic Zn-rich surface and Mg matrix beneath (Wu, Gong, et al., 2011). Al has an electrode potential close to that of Mg in aqueous solutions, and Al ion implantation can tailor the surface corrosion resistance of pure Mg. The corrosion resistance in SBF improves signicantly and this enhancement is attributed to the formation of a gradient surface structure involving a gradual transition from an Al-rich oxide layer to Al-rich metal layer. However, when the biological properties and toxicity of the alloying elements are considered, the use of Al is suspected because Al is suspected to be involved with Alzheimers disease and may also cause muscle ber damage (Wu, Xu, et al., 2012).
17
ions$cm2of Zn using a cathodic arc source
2
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Mg corrosion is affected by the thin surface oxide lm and dissolution typically occurs in the oxide-free areas (Galicia, Pébere, Tribol let, & Vivier, 2009). The native surface oxide lm formed on exposure to air consists of mainly MgO, but MgO is not stable in an aqueous solution according to thermodynamics and converted to magne­sium hydroxide. Cl
in the aqueous solutions can substitute OHforming chloride, which expedites dissolution of the surface structure (Wu, Feng, et al., 2012). To improve the chemical stability of the temporary surface on the biodegradable Mg alloy, some chemically stable phases such as Cr
are needed. Xu et al. (2011) performed
2O3
Cr ion implantation into pure magnesium, but it induced rapid degradation in SBF similar to Zn ion implantation due to galvanic corrosion. Ensuing oxygen ion implan­tation produced a thicker oxidized layer composed of chromium oxide that succes s­fully retarded surface degradation. Wu, Feng, et al. (2012) applied oxygen ion implantation to modify the Mg-Nd-Zn-Zr alloy. But unfortunately, no signicant improvement was observed. They performed Cr ion implantation prior to oxygen ion implantation and attained improved corrosion resistance in SBF due to the form a­tion of Cr-rich oxide in the surface layer.
Ti and Zr are biologically friendly to the human body and have also been implanted.
Zhao et al. (2013) showed that the surface corrosion resistance on WE43 alloy in SBF
was signicantly improved after Ti ion implantation in conjunction with oxygen PIII. They also conducted Zr and O dual implantation to modify Mg-Ca and Mg-Sr alloys (Zhao et al., 2014). Besides the improved corrosion resistance in simulat ed physiolog­ical environments, the amounts of adherent bacteria on the Zr-O-implanted and Zr-implanted samples diminished remarkably compared to the unimplanted alloy (Figure 3.15) and signicantly enhanced cell adhesion and proliferation were observed from the Zr-O-implanted sample. The results suggest that dual zirconium and oxygen ion implantation is a possible means to avoid inammation in clinical applications of biodegradable magnesium alloys.
(a)
(d)
Figure 3.15 Fluorescent microscopic views of magnesium samples after bacteria culturing for 30 min: (a) Unimplanted Mg-Ca, (b) Zr-implanted Mg-Ca, (c) Zr-O-implanted Mg-Ca, (d) Unimplanted Mg-Sr, (e) Zr-implanted Mg-Sr, and (f) Zr-O-implanted Mg-Sr.
Source: Zhao et al. (2014) with permission from Elsevier.
(b)
(e)
(c)
(f)
Surface design of biodegradable magnesium alloys for biomedical applications 111
Plasma immersion ion implantation (PIII) can process samples with a complex shape and is a viable technique to process biomedical articial joints. Wu et al.
(2014) introduced C
gas into the PIII process and conducted plasma immersion
2H2
ion implantation and deposition (PIII&D) on Mg-Nd-Zn-Zr alloys. PIII&D combines energetic ion implantation and low-energy plasma deposition, resulting in a thin diamond-like carbon lm formation on the Mg-Nd-Zn-Zr alloy (Figure 3.16). Both electrochemical and immersion tests reveal enhanced corrosion resistance in the
0.9 wt% NaCl solution. Although the diamond-like carbon lm has an excellent barrier effect against corrosion, defects generated in the deposition process induce corrosion failure of the plasma-modied Mg-Nd-Zn-Zr alloy in aqueous solutions eventually.
3.4.6 Composite coatings
Composite coatings are attractive as advanced coatings. When two or more constitu­ents are combined to form a layered or mixed structure, the properties of a traditional coating can be rened to address specic requirements. Various combinations such as ceramics/ceramics and ceramics/polymers have been proposed.
(a) (b)
t
T
PIII&D
(c) (d)
A
Intensity (a.u.)
0 500 1000 1500
Figure 3.16 (a) Surface appearance of the untreated and treated samples. (b) SEM picture of surface morphology of the lm with the inset showing the magnied surface obtained by AFM. (c) SEM view of the cross-section of the plasma-modied sample, with the inset showing a magnied picture of the lm. (d) EDS line scan of the lm.
Source: Wu et al. (2014) with permission from Elsevier.
Distance (nm)
C Mg O
B
2000 2500
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Ca-P coatings not only retard degradation of Mg alloys under physiological condi­tions, but also have good biocompatibility. However, their fragile nature and structural heterogeneity induce the loss of integrity possibly reducing the corrosion resistance of the coated Mg alloys. Wang, Zhao, Chen, Li, and Zhang (2012) used polycaprolactone (PCL) to preserve the integrity of dicalcium phosphate dihydrate (CaHPO
$2H2O,
4
DCPD) coatings for a longer time because it has good plasticity and uniform structure. Ca-P coating can avoid direct contact between the PCL and Mg matrix because there is a negative effect in the interaction in the later degradation stage. Therefore, they fabri­cated a layered composite coating composed of dicalcium phosphate dihydrate (DCPD) and polycaprolactone (PCL) on the Mg-Zn alloy as shown in Figure 3.17. The DCPD coating was synthesized in a 0.042 mol/L Ca(NO
0.025 mol/L NH
4H2PO4
solution by electrodeposition and the DCPD-coated sample
4H2Oand
3)2
was immersed in a 2 wt% PCL chloroform solution before drying in air. Compared to the DCPD-coated alloy, the DCPD/PCL-coated alloy had higher corrosion resistance as manifested by the elevated corrosion potential, reduced corrosion current density, and smaller amount of released hydrogen.
Chitosan is a natural biopolymer that exhibits various biological activity including excellent biocompatibility, biodegradabi lity, osteoconductivity, and antimicrobial properties. Hahn et al. (2011) prepared a dense and well-adherent HA-chitosan composite coating on AZ31 Mg alloy. They prepared HA-chitosan powder mixtures containing up to 20 wt% of chitosan and commercial HA nanocrystalline powders having a volumetric mean diameter of 15 nm and chitosan powders with a degree of deacetylation of about 85% were used as the starting materials. To obtain powders with an appropriate particle size, the as-received HA powders were heated at
1050
C for 2 h, and the chitosan powders were dry ball-milled for 12 h in a planetary
mill using ZrO
balls in a jar. The heat-treated HA powders were mechanically mixed
2
with the ball-milled chitosan po wders by dry ball milling and the HA-chitosan com­posite coating was deposited on AZ31 Mg alloy by aerosol deposition (AD), because AD offered the advantage of room temperature deposition. Finally, various 5 mm-thick
Figure 3.17 Cross-section of the DCPD-PCL coated Mg-Zn alloy.
Source: Wang et al. (2012) with
permission from Elsevier.
Surface design of biodegradable magnesium alloys for biomedical applications 113
HA-chitosan composite coatings were deposited on the Mg alloys. The composition of the coatings was tailored by adjusting the HA and chitosan concentrations in the powder mixtures. All the coatings exhibited high adhesion strength ranging from
24.6 to 27.7 MPa and better corrosion resistance than the bare Mg alloy. Moreover, the biocompatibility of the coated alloy such as cell adhesion was improved appre­ciably as demonstrated by Figure 3.18.
Although Ca-P ceramics have favorable biocompatibility and osteoconductive properties, they usually induce slow bone formation in vivo (Arinzeh, Tran, Mcalary,
& Daculsi, 2005). Compared to Ca-P ceramics, CaSiO
ceramics can promote prolif-
3
eration and differentiation of osteoblast-like cells and accelerate the formation of HA in SBF, but, unfortunately, CaSiO
degrades rapidly in the physiological environment
3
(Siriphannon, Kameshima, Yasumori, Okada, & Hayashi, 2000; Ni, Chang, Chou,
& Zhai, 2007; Ni, Lin, Chang, & Chou, 2008). To improve the corrosion properties
and cell compatibility, Du et al. (2011) produced a microporous calcium silicate and calcium phosphate (CaSiO alloy by a chemical reaction. The layer was mainly composed of CaHPO with a small amount of CaSiO
-CaHPO4$2H2O) composite coating on Mg-Zn-Mn-Ca
3
$2H2O
4
. In vitro cell experiments indicated that the surface
3
cytocompatibility of the coated Mg alloy was signicantly improved as manifested by more cell adhesion, growth, and proliferation.
Figure 3.18 SEM micrographs of the MC3T3-E1 cells attached to the samples: (a) Uncoated AZ31 substrate, (b) HA coating, and HA-chitosan composite coatings with (c) 5 wt% and (d) 20 wt% chitosan.
Source: Hahn et al. (2011) with permission from Elsevier.
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3.5 Summary and future trends
Biodegradability is a prominent advantage of Mg alloys in biomedical components such as cardiovascular stents and bone xation. Although this is a revolutionary concept in biomaterials science contrary to traditional corrosion-resistant perma­nent biometals, there are several practical difculties. The dynamic interface between the Mg alloys and biological environment is quite c omplicated and requires serious consideration. Rapid corrosion is a big issue especially in the initial healing stage, and proper control is crucial. Therefore, it is imperative to construct a temporary surface on Mg alloys to control the corrosion, improve the biocompatibility, and preserve the mechanical performance during the healing stage. Surface modication techniques including coating and ion implantation can be conveniently used to alter selected features to address different clinical require­ments. This chapter discusses some recent research activities on Ca-P based coat­ings, polymer-based coatings, MAO coatings, PVD coatings, and ion implantation performed on Mg alloys. Most research activities have hitherto focused on in vitro investigations, and many aspects of in vivo degradation have not been completely understood.
Developing new biomedical Mg alloys is a main trend to substitute for traditional alloys in some applications, and there are inevitably questions and problems. New types of coatings or modied surface layers must be designed to meet practical require­ments. In addition, hybri d surface treatment techniques will also be emphasized because of the exibility. With the aid of hybrid techniques, the temporary surface can be endowed with more functions including the desirable drug controlled delivery capability. More research is needed to better comprehend biodegradation in vitro and in vivo in order to expedite clinical acceptance of the materials.
Acknowledgements
The work was supported by Hong Kong Research Grants Council (RGC) General Research Funds (GRF) Nos. 112510 and 112210 and City University of Hong Kong Applied Research Grants (ARG) Nos. 9667066 and 9667069.
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