SURFACE CHARACTERIZATION OF ANODICALLY TREATED β - TITANIUM ALLOY FOR BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS
Vol. 47 No. 4 (2011), Content
Vol. 47 No. 4 (2011)

SURFACE CHARACTERIZATION OF ANODICALLY TREATED β - TITANIUM ALLOY FOR BIOMEDICAL APPLICATIONS

R. Bhola
Department of Biologic Material Sciences
S. M. Bhola
Department of Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109 USA
B. Mishra
Department of Metallurgical & Materials Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401 USA, bhola.rahul@gmail.com, bholar@umich.edu
R. A. Ayers
Department of Metallurgical & Materials Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401 USA, bhola.rahul@gmail.com, bholar@umich.edu
D. L. Olson
Department of Metallurgical & Materials Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401 USA, bhola.rahul@gmail.com, bholar@umich.edu
T. Ohno
Department of Metallurgical & Materials Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401 USA, bhola.rahul@gmail.com, bholar@umich.edu

Abstract

The cellular response of anodically treated titanium alloys was investigated using cell attachment, morphological and surface analytical techniques. The behavior of a β Ti15Mo alloy has been compared with the conventional mixed alloy, Ti6Al4V and the α alloy, Ti2. Ti15Mo β alloy demonstrated a higher cell count and a thicker oxide on its surface. The presence of Ca and P was detected in all the alloys after the invitro cell culture test. TiO2 was present as the dominant oxide in all three alloys.

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