Effect of Heat Treatment on Osteoblast Performance and Bactericidal Behavior of Ti6Al4V(ELI)-3at.%Cu Fabricated by Laser Powder Bed FusionShow others and affiliations
2023 (English)In: Journal of Functional Biomaterials, ISSN 2079-4983, E-ISSN 2079-4983, Vol. 14, no 2, article id 63
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Abstract [en]
Cu addition to alloys for biomedical applications has been of great interest to reduce bacterial growth. In situ-alloyed Ti6Al4V(ELI)-3at.%Cu was successfully manufactured by laser powder bed fusion (L-PBF). Even so, post-heat treatments are required to avoid distortions and/or achieve required/desired mechanical and fatigue properties. The present study is focused on the investigation of microstructural changes in L-PBF Ti6Al4V(ELI)-3at.%Cu after stress relieving and annealing treatments, as well as their influence on osteoblast and bactericidal behavior. After the stress relieving treatment, a homogenously distributed β phase and CuTi2 intermetallic precipitates were observed over the αʹ matrix. The annealing treatment led to the increase in amount and size of both types of precipitates, but also to phase redistribution along α lamellas. Although microstructural changes were not statistically significant, such increase in β and CuTi2 content resulted in an increase in osteoblast proliferation after 14 days of cell culture. A significant bactericidal behavior of L-PBF Ti6Al4V(ELI)-3at.%Cu by means of ion release was found after the annealing treatment, provably due to the easier release of Cu ions from β phase. Biofilm formation was inhibited in all on Cu-alloyed specimens with stress relieving but also annealing treatment.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
MDPI, 2023. Vol. 14, no 2, article id 63
Keywords [en]
aluminum, copper, titanium, vanadium, Article, bacterial growth, bacterial strain, bactericidal activity, bone mineralization, cell proliferation, cell viability, colony forming unit, controlled study, energy dispersive X ray spectroscopy, Escherichia coli, heat treatment, human, human cell, nonhuman, osteoblast, particle size, powder bed fusion, scanning electron microscopy, Staphylococcus aureus, X ray diffraction, bactericidal effect, laser powder bed fusion, microstructure, osteoblast activity, Ti–Cu alloys
National Category
Materials Engineering
Research subject
Materials Science
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:kau:diva-93966DOI: 10.3390/jfb14020063ISI: 000939144300001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85148860618OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kau-93966DiVA, id: diva2:1744488
2023-03-202023-03-202023-03-27Bibliographically approved