Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
of
Corrosion
Study
in
of
Biomedical
Materials.
Metallurgical
and
Materials
implants
are
discussed.
Surface
Nsukka. (2010/170291)
Abstract:
to
combat
corrosion
to
enhance
the
implants
and
of
as
survival
paramount
of
suffering
diseases,
importance
the
human
beings
from
acute
heart
arthritis,
osteoporosis
superior
life
and
span
of
the
longevity
of
the
properties
of
mechanical
presented.
corrosion
of
different
kinds
properties
and
of
Keywords:
the
these
failures,
steel
modification,
materials
(SS),
titanium
bioceramics,
used
cobalt
and
for
chromium,
its
composites
alloys,
and
oxide
Biomaterials,
layer,
cardio
surface
vascular,
The
field
of
the
longevity
less
early
for
who
to
have
expected
II.
better
procedures,
of
to
reconstructive
spite
ophthalmology,
cardiovascular
surgery,
neurosurgery,
immense
biomaterials
importance
of
the
require
of
some
aged
performed
of
of
the
implants
their
affected
leading
tremendous
advancements.
diseased
for
population
biomedical
those
is
scientific
Apart
Currently,
years
the
diagnostic
back
availability
tools
implantology
experimental
excessive
strain.
the
of
and
has
surgery,
immunology,
and
young
4000
and
fracture
people,
from
as
histopathology,
surgery,
and
system.
foremost
The
requirement
first
and
for
the
any
adverse
effects
like
Secondly,
as
possess
metals,
ceramics
alloys,
and
polymers
sufficient
should
mechanical
have
bioimplants.
encounter
environments
composites
biomaterials
These
implants
different
biological
of
very
different
more
importantly,
bioimplant
and
bones
problem.
was
obviously
is
Scientific
complex
knowledge
wear
resistance
demands
in
highly
minimum
three
the
corrosion
biological
and
the
used
on
criteria
The
years,
major
the
factors
(i)
competency
surgeon.
The
above
currently
mentioned
which
of
leads
to
revision
of
bio-implants
environment.
corrosion
reasons
are
includes
surgical,
and
and
implant
regard
manifold
failure
which
manufacturing
due
to
corrosion
has
future
to
4,
of
length
their
Section
The
in
behavior
in
whereas,
developments
the
corrosion
with
of
HUMAN BODY?
of
materials
by
electrochemical
attack
is
of
concern
metallic
electrolytic
the
severe
particularly
great
when
environment
corrosion
of
environment
cause
encompass
like
several
water,
proteins,
constituents
sodium,
plasma,
chlorine,
amino
acids
preferential
corrosion
at
of
bacteria
seems
to
corrosion
substances of low-molecular-weight
species
as
well
highmolecular-
as
relatively
weight
polymeric
to
several
by
absorbing
the
causes
such
as
imbalance
in
the
accidents,
upset
the
the
equilibrium
of
been
layer,
attributed
to
corrosion
initiation
of
cracks
and
uniform
corrosion,
galvanic
and
intergranular,
stress
corrosion
fatigue
new
developed
is
cracking,
pitting
corrosion.
Even
to
and
though
replace
implant
developed
for
implant
subjected
certain
tested
physical
extent
[20].
The
characteristics
two
which
to
for
different
basic
its
corrosion
behaviour
conditions
under
such
as
applications.
standards
Table 1
for
There
are
testing
ASTM
corrosion
of
the
surface
oxide
oxide
film
changes
living
presence
also
are
may
of
often
wear
and
encountered
in
tissues.
accelerate
Even
the
low
metal
ion
oxygen
reported
methodology
of
to
measure
the
species
has
[26].
ions
The
also
been
regeneration
released.
Tissue
tribocorrosion
behavior
of
the
implants.
2.
METALLIC
MATERIALS
metallic
oxide
film
materials
reactions
taking
place
ON
IN
BIOLOGICAL ENVIRONMENT
Surface
the
formed
on
Surface
oxide
plays
an
metallic
materials
important
films
role,
present
play
not
a
only
on
very
for
out
by
Kasemo
and
in
vivo
studies
for
their
material
as
an
using
animal
models
synthetic
saliva
whose
FDA
(Food
Administration,
and
USA).
In
Drug
vitro
Ringer
solution
whose
compositions
have
also
existing
Table 5.
saliva
substitutes
are
is
based
on
carboxymethylcellulose.
Main
presence
organic
of
fraction
of
such
as
compounds
biomaterials
remains
to
be
understanding
of
the
insight
of
the
corrosion
oxide
film
on
various
film
is
interactions
physiological
regenerated.
between
medium
and
The
the
the
surface
oxide
films
for
various
and
titanium
containing
oxyhydroxide
titanium
phosphate.
or
phosphate
are
and
calcium
calcium
titanium
formed
on
the
on
on
56Ni,
of
highly
the
greater
solution.
In
addition,
the
the
surface
other
hand
Ti-Zr
surface
oxide
only
and
oxide
when
phosphate
Zr
layer
dependent
film
based
and
on
compared
its
the
to
corrosion rate.
Fig.
(2).
Regeneration time of
[Ref:
Hanawa
due
to
various
biomaterials,
corrosion
in
materials.
The
surface
Table
amply
possible
hazardous
biological environments.
associated
with
the
conventional
contents
of
illustrate
the
the
the
effects
corroded
EFFECT
OF
CORROSION-
FAILURE OF IMPLANTS
have
concentrations
affects
biological
that
tissue
not
commonly
several
surgically
extracted,
further
reported
there
and
increased
of
is
no
the
used
corroded
histological
foreign
body
biomaterial
occur,
in
tissues.
the
which
Table
may
6
result
illustrates
in turn
Biomaterials
were
Metallic
Biomaterial
Surface
removed
from
several
studied
titanium
plates
through
corrosion
released
intense
ions.
Hence
there
is
using
scanning
localized
has
electron
occurred
fatigue
which
corrosion
and
safer
corrosion
materials
extremely
high
which
have
corrosion
resistance.
fatigue
and
fretting
Table 6.
and
stem-cement
attributed
to
the
weak
corrosion
cracking
in
of
Metallurgical
failure
analysis
of
chance
suitable
inorganic
type
corrosion-resistant
corrosion
bearing
biocompatible
and
wear
and
also
less
carbon
of
of
decreases
forming
stainless
the
chromium
steel
to
solutions
more
chlorinesuch
as
4.
CORROSION
OF
CONVENTIONAL ALLOYS
The
commonly
surface
often
localized
on
leads
damages
metal
to
highly
in
the
surgical
[38].
oxidizing
most
commonly
used
-organisms
used
implant
Studies
on
corrosion
bacteria
(IOB)
and
and
with
The
employed
damage
respect,
most
commonly
the
corroded
and
also
the
products,
accelerates
decreasing
also
the
localized
corrosion
and
leaching
of
from
bulk
attacks
metallic
alloying
or
ions
modifying
the
observed
materials
Williams,
which
Frazad
are
subjected
to
cyclic
that
al.
fatigue
exposed
Sivakumar
et
the
et
have
to
al.
and
extensively
presence
steel implants
of
aggressive
fractured
in
revealed
interesting
as
intergranular
The
corrosion
initiation
of
crack
due
to
crevice
patients
corrosion,
surface
cracking
thighs
results.
pitting,
cracking
(SCC)-like
inclusions
assisted
the
corrosion
pits
had
formation
in
the
further
of
the
crevice
Types
of
Corrosion
Conventional
in
Materials
the
Used
of
Corrosion
Material
studies
suggested
that
metal-metal
interfaces
or
crevice
addition
to
corrosion.
crevice
In
corrosion,
and
corrosion
pit
induced
cracking
in
stress
the
not
performance
only
of
impairs
the
the
permanent