Ag+ release and corrosion behavior of zirconium carbonitride coatings with silver nanoparticles for biomedical devices

Autor: Sandra Carvalho, Ramon Escobar-Galindo, Albano Cavaleiro, João Carlos Oliveira, Sebastian Calderon
Přispěvatelé: Universidade do Minho, Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (Portugal), Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (España), European Commission, Universidad de Sevilla. Departamento de, Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (MICIN). España
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2013
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Zdroj: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal
Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (RCAAP)
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Popis: Zirconium carbonitride coatings with silver nanoparticles were produced by DC unbalanced dual magnetron sputtering system, using two targets, Zr and Zr/Ag in an Ar, C2H2 and N2 atmosphere. Stainless steel 316L and silicon (100) substrates were used for electrochemical and structural characterization, respectively. Silver was found to be well distributed throughout the coatings, maintaining the films' composition in depth, while its diffusion to the electrolyte decreases as immersion time increases, stopping its release after 7 to 8days of immersion. Electrochemical characterization revealed very stable films that have improved base material, without any diminished corrosion resistance due to the silver content. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2013.02.011
This research is partially sponsored by FEDER funds through the program COMPETE—Programa Operacional Factores de Competitividade and by Portuguese national funds through FCT—Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, under the project ANTIMICROBCOAT—PTDC/CTM/102853/2008. This work has also been supported by the Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación of Spain through the Consolider-Ingenio 2010 program (CSD2008-00023) and through the project RyC2007-0026.
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