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In-vitro fretting tribocorrosion and biocompatibility aspects of laser shock peened Ti-6Al-4V surfaces
Department of Materials Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (IND).
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapuri, India (IND); Centre for Flexible Electronics and Advanced Materials, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, Amritapur(IND).
Centre for Biomaterials Cellular and Molecular Theranostics, CBCMT, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore (IND).
University West, Department of Engineering Science, Division of mechanical engineering. Department of Materials Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (IND). (KAMPT)
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2024 (English)In: Applied Surface Science, ISSN 0169-4332, E-ISSN 1873-5584, Vol. 665, article id 160334Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

Laser shock peening without coating (LSPwC), a prospective surface modification technique for improving the mechanical aspects of Ti-6Al-4V alloy for automotive/aerospace sector, is also expected to dictate the efficiency of this material class for implant application. Here we unravel the impact of LSPwC on Ti-6Al-4V material surface characteristics, in-vitro tribocorrosion and biocompatibility. Micrography shows the presence of nano and sub-micron sized pores after LSPwC process. The role of nano and sub-micron sized pores along with topography modification induced by LSPwC to serve as cues for controlling gene expressions, cell adhesion and activities offer novel insights in this research direction. A detailed X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analysis detected local chemical non-stoichiometry with reduced number of oxygen diffusion channels. A crucial outcome of this oxide layer modification is the negative skewness (−0.55 ± 0.11) and reduced kurtosis (3.49 ± 0.14) of the surface, along with localized plastic deformation. These factors are correlated with the shift in potential during fretting tribo-corrosion from −800 to −250 mV after LSPwC, accompanied by a lower coefficient of friction of 0.4. Furthermore, the presence of well-spread cells and the up-regulation of beneficial genetic markers (Ki67) on LSPwC surfaces have the potential to form a better bone-material interface. The findings open new frontiers of the LSPwC-treated Ti-6Al-4V surface to synergistically modulate the tribocorrosion and biocompatibility aspects, with exciting possibilities for biomedical implants. 

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Elsevier, 2024. Vol. 665, article id 160334
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Aluminum alloys; Biocompatibility; Cell adhesion; Friction; Gene expression; Higher order statistics; Ternary alloys; Topography; Tribology; Vanadium alloys; Wear of materials; X ray photoelectron spectroscopy; Bone implant; In-vitro; Laser shock peening; Laser shocks; Laser surface modification; Prospectives; Submicron; Surface modification techniques; Titanium (alloys); Tribo-corrosion; Titanium alloys
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URN: urn:nbn:se:hv:diva-21689DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2024.160334ISI: 001263860900001Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85193780584OAI: oai:DiVA.org:hv-21689DiVA, id: diva2:1928234
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