Influence of Heat Treatment and Oxygen Doping on the Mechanical Properties and Biocompatibility of Titanium-Niobium Binary Alloys

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2011-05-01

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da Silva, Luciano Monteiro [UNESP]
Rosifini Alves Claro, Ana Paula [UNESP]
Goto Donato, Tatiani Ayako
Arana-Chavez, Victor E.
Silos Moraes, Joao Carlos [UNESP]
Rabelo Buzalaf, Marilia Afonso
Grandini, Carlos Roberto [UNESP]

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Wiley-Blackwell

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The most commonly used titanium (Ti)-based alloy for biological applications is Ti-6Al-4V, but some studies associate the vanadium (V) with the cytotoxic effects and adverse reactions in tissues, while aluminum (Al) has been associated with neurological disorders. Ti-Nb alloys belong to a new class of Ti-based alloys with no presence of Al and V and with elasticity modulus values that are very attractive for use as a biomaterial. It is well known that the presence of interstitial elements (such as oxygen, for example) changes the mechanical properties of alloys significantly, particularly the elastic properties, the same way that heat treatments can change the microstructure of these alloys. This article presents the effect of heat treatment and oxygen doping in some mechanical properties and the biocompatibility of three alloys of the Ti-Nb system, characterized by density measurements, X-ray diffraction, optical microscopy, Vickers microhardness, in vitro cytotoxicity, and mechanical spectroscopy.

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Titanium-based alloy, Elasticity modulus, Mechanical spectroscopy, Biomaterial, Interstitials

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Artificial Organs. Malden: Wiley-blackwell, v. 35, n. 5, p. 516-521, 2011.