Anticorrosion and Cytocompatibility Assessment of Graphene-Doped Hybrid Silica and Plasma Electrolytic Oxidation Coatings for Biomedical Applications

Magnesium AZ31 alloy substrates were coated with different coatings, including sol−gel silica-reinforced with graphene nanoplatelets, sol−gel silica, plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO), and combinations of them, to improve cytocompatibility and control the corrosion rate. Electrochemical corrosion...

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Autores: Fernández-Hernán, Juan P., López, Antonio J., Torres, Belén, Martínez-Campos, Enrique, Matykina, Endzhe, Rams, Joaquín
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
Repositorio:BURJC-Digital. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
OAI Identifier:oai:burjcdigital.urjc.es:10115/19091
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10115/19091
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:magnesium
sol−gel
plasma electrolytic oxidation
GNP
coatings
corrosion
cytocompatibility
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Sumario:Magnesium AZ31 alloy substrates were coated with different coatings, including sol−gel silica-reinforced with graphene nanoplatelets, sol−gel silica, plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO), and combinations of them, to improve cytocompatibility and control the corrosion rate. Electrochemical corrosion tests, as well as hydrogen evolution tests, were carried out using Hanks’ solution as the electrolyte to assess the anticorrosion behavior of the different coating systems in a simulated body fluid. Preliminary cytocompatibility assessment of the different coating systems was carried out by measuring the metabolic activity, deoxyribonucleic acid quantification, and the cell growth of premyoblastic C2C12-GFP cell cultures on the surface of the different coating systems. Anticorrosion behavior and cytocompatibility were improved with the application of the different coating systems. The use of combined PEO + SG and PEO + SG/GNP coatings significantly decreased the degradation of the specimens. The monolayer sol−gel coatings, with and without GNPs, presented the best cytocompatibility improvement.