Structural, mechanical, chemical and electrochemical characterization of experimental titanium alloys for dental implants

• Grant number: 14/26853-2
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Master
• Start date: April 01, 2015
• End date: February 28, 2017
• Field of knowledge: Health Sciences - Dentistry - Dental Clinics
• Agreement: Coordination of Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES)
• Principal Investigator: Valentim Adelino Ricardo Barão
• Grantee: Jairo Matozinho Cordeiro
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Odontologia de Piracicaba (FOP). Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Piracicaba , SP, Brazil

Abstract

This study aim to investigate the structural, mechanical, chemical and electrochemical properties of experimental titanium (Ti) alloys with the addition of zirconium (Zr) and niobium (Nb). Alloys with the following composition (% in weight) will be developed: Ti5Zr, Ti10Zr, Ti35Nb5Zr e Ti35Nb10Zr. Commercially pure titanium (cp-Ti) and Ti alloy with aluminium (Al) and vanadium (V) (Ti6Al4V) will be used as controls. The Ti discs (15 mm in diameter and 2 mm in thickness) will be characterized by microstructural analysis, surface roughness (Ra, Rq, Rt, Rz), Vicker's microhardness, nanohardness, elastic modulus, Atomic Force Microscope (AFM), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS), X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS), X-Ray Diffraction Analysis (XRD), wettability and surface free energy. For the electrochemical assay, standard tests such as open circuit potential (3,600 sec), electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (frequency range from 100 KHz to 5 mHz with applied sinusoidal potential of 10 mV versus its corrosion potential), and potentiodynamic tests (potential from -0.8 V to 1.8 V in a scan rate of 2 mV/sec) will be conducted in body fluid solution (pH 7,4) using a potentiostat with a 3-electrode system. The capacitance (Cdl) and polarization resistance (Rp) of the alloys layer will be determined by the most appropriate electrical circuit. The Tafel's method will be used to ascertain the corrosion current density (Icorr) and corrosion potential (Ecorr). The passivation current density (Ipass) will be the amount of current in the transition between the active and passive region in the polarization curve of the alloys. Quantitative data will be statistically analyzed at a significant level of 5%. The number of samples for each assay will be determined by a pilot study and submitted to the power test. (AU)

Scientific publications

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CORDEIRO, JAIRO M.; BARAO, VALENTIM A. R.. Is there scientific evidence favoring the substitution of commercially pure titanium with titanium alloys for the manufacture of dental implants?. Materials Science & Engineering C-Materials for Biological Applications, v. 71, p. 1201-1215, FEB 1 2017. (14/26853-2)

CORDEIRO, JAIRO M.; BELINE, THAMARA; RIBEIROC, ANA LUCIA R.; RANGEL, ELIDIANE C.; DA CRUZ, NILSON C.; LANDERS, RICHARD; FAVERANI, LEONARDO P.; VAZ, LUIS GERALDO; FAIS, LAIZA M. G.; VICENTE, FABIO B.; et al. Development of binary and ternary titanium alloys for dental implants. Dental Materials, v. 33, n. 11, p. 1244-1257, NOV 2017. (16/11470-6, 15/25562-7, 13/08451-1, 14/26853-2)

PANTAROTO, HELOISA NAVARRO; AMORIM, KARINA PINTAUDI; CORDEIRO, JAIRO MATOZINHO; SOUZA, JOAO GABRIEL S.; RICOMINI-FILHO, ANTONIO PEDRO; RANGEL, ELIDIANE C.; RIBEIRO, ANA LUCIA R.; VAZ, LUIS GERALDO; BARAO, VALENTIM A. R.. Proteome analysis of the salivary pellicle formed on titanium alloys containing niobium and zirconium. BIOFOULING, v. 35, n. 2, MAR 2019. (16/11470-6, 16/11610-2, 14/26853-2)

Academic Publications

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CORDEIRO, Jairo Matozinho. Structural, mechanical, chemical and electrochemical characterization of experimental titanium alloys for dental implants. 2017. Master's Dissertation - Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP). Faculdade de Odontologia de Piracicaba Piracicaba, SP.