In-vitro fretting tribocorrosion and biocompatibility aspects of laser shock peened Ti-6Al-4V surfacesShow others and affiliations
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.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Elsevier, 2024. Vol. 665, article id 160334
Keywords [en]
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
National Category
Mechanical Engineering Materials Engineering
Research subject
Production Technology
Identifiers
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
2025-01-162025-01-162025-09-30Bibliographically approved