Deposition of TiN films on Co–Cr for improving mechanical properties and biocompatibility using reactive DC sputtering

Autor: Jung Joong Lee, Gyuran Jeon, Vuong-Hung Pham, Hyoun-Ee Kim, Se Won Yook, Young Hag Koh, Yuanlong Li, Eun-Jung Lee
Rok vydání: 2011
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Zdroj: Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine. 22:2231-2237
ISSN: 1573-4838
0957-4530
DOI: 10.1007/s10856-011-4410-8
Popis: This study reports the deposition of TiN films on Co-Cr substrates to improve the substrates' mechanical properties and biological properties. In particular, the argon to nitrogen (Ar:N(2)) gas flow ratio was adjusted to control the microstructure of the TiN films. A Ti interlayer was also used to enhance the adhesion strength between the Co-Cr substrate and TiN films. A series of TiN films, which are denoted as TiN-(Ar/N(2))1:1, Ti/TiN-(Ar/N(2))1:1, and Ti/TiN-(Ar:N(2))1:3, were deposited by reactive DC sputtering. All the deposited TiN films showed a dense, columnar structure with a preferential orientation of the (200) plane. These TiN films increased the mechanical properties of Co-Cr, such as the critical load during scratch testing, hardness, elastic modulus and plastic resistance. In addition, the biological properties of the Co-Cr substrates, i.e. initial attachment, proliferation, and cellular differentiation of the MC3T3-E1 cells, were improved considerably by deposition of the TiN films. These results suggest that TiN films would effectively enhance both the mechanical properties and biocompatibility of biomedical Co-Cr alloys.
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