Magnetron Sputtered BG Thin Films: An Alternative Biofunctionalization Approach – Peculiarities of Bioglass Sputtering and Bioactivity Behaviour

Nowadays orthopaedic and dental metallic prostheses are widely used in the medical field, the most common being 316L stainless steel, Co-Cr alloys, titanium (Ti) or Ti superalloys. These metallic materials were preferred due to their good mechanical performance, adequate stiffness, non-magnetic properties and to their intrinsic property of promoting on their surface in contact with air or biological media a very thin and biologically inert oxide film (Cr2O3 in case of stainless steel and Co-Cr alloy or TiO2 for (Ti) and Ti alloys), which could act as a metallic ions diffusion barrier layer. However, due to corrosion in the aggressive biological media, this thin protective layer could easily be shattered locally and metallic ions could enter the biological environment causing adverse reactions. Allergies, bone necrosis and the accumulation of metal particles in organs were detected in some cases (C. Brown et al., 2006; C. Brown et al., 2007).

[1]  L. Díaz-Torres,et al.  Structural and photoluminescence study of Er–Yb codoped nanocrystalline ZrO2–B2O3 solid solution , 2012 .

[2]  G. Stan,et al.  Highly adherent bioactive glass thin films synthetized by magnetron sputtering at low temperature , 2011, Journal of materials science. Materials in medicine.

[3]  Julian R Jones,et al.  Melt-derived bioactive glass scaffolds produced by a gel-cast foaming technique. , 2011, Acta biomaterialia.

[4]  J. Ferreira,et al.  Synthesis, bioactivity and preliminary biocompatibility studies of glasses in the system CaO–MgO–SiO2–Na2O–P2O5–CaF2 , 2011, Journal of materials science. Materials in medicine.

[5]  G. Stan,et al.  Bioactive glass thin films deposited by magnetron sputtering technique: The role of working pressure , 2010 .

[6]  I. Mihailescu,et al.  On the bioactivity of adherent bioglass thin films synthesized by magnetron sputtering techniques , 2010 .

[7]  G. Stan,et al.  First stages of bioactivity of glass-ceramics thin films prepared by magnetron sputtering technique , 2010 .

[8]  G. Stan,et al.  Biomineralization capability of adherent bio-glass films prepared by magnetron sputtering , 2010, Journal of materials science. Materials in medicine.

[9]  L. Fassina,et al.  In vitro enhancement of SAOS-2 cell calcified matrix deposition onto radio frequency magnetron sputtered bioglass-coated titanium scaffolds. , 2010, Tissue engineering. Part A.

[10]  G. Stan,et al.  Erratum to “Effect of annealing upon the structure and adhesion properties of sputtered bio-glass/titanium coatings” [Appl. Surf. Sci. 255 (2009) 9132-9138] , 2009 .

[11]  R. Brooks,et al.  Bone formation in a carbonate-substituted hydroxyapatite implant is inhibited by zoledronate: the importance of bioresorption to osteoconduction. , 2008, The Journal of bone and joint surgery. British volume.

[12]  V. Mittova,et al.  Solid-phase interaction in the hydroxyapatite/titanium heterostructures upon high-temperature annealing in air and argon , 2008 .

[13]  P. Chu,et al.  UV-irradiation-induced bioactivity on TiO2 coatings with nanostructural surface. , 2008, Acta biomaterialia.

[14]  R. Brow,et al.  Bioactive borate glass coatings for titanium alloys , 2008, Journal of materials science. Materials in medicine.

[15]  J. Jansen,et al.  Growth Behavior of Rat Bone Marrow Cells on RF Magnetron Sputtered Bioglass- and Calcium Phosphate Coatings , 2007 .

[16]  F. Habraken,et al.  On the ion and neutral atom bombardment of the growth surface in magnetron plasma sputter deposition , 2007 .

[17]  R. Zenati,et al.  Structural transformations of bioactive glass 45S5 with thermal treatments , 2007 .

[18]  John Fisher,et al.  Characterisation of wear particles produced by metal on metal and ceramic on metal hip prostheses under standard and microseparation simulation , 2007, Journal of materials science. Materials in medicine.

[19]  F. Habraken,et al.  One-dimensional analysis of the rate of plasma-assisted sputter deposition , 2007 .

[20]  J. Ferreira,et al.  Development and in vitro characterization of sol-gel derived CaO-P2O5-SiO2-ZnO bioglass. , 2007, Acta biomaterialia.

[21]  J. Fisher,et al.  INVESTIGATION OF THE POTENTIAL FOR WEAR PARTICLES GENERATED BY METAL-ON-METAL AND CERAMIC-ON- METAL IMPLANTS TO CAUSE NEOPLASTIC CHANGES IN PRIMARY HUMAN FIBROBLASTS , 2006 .

[22]  Tadashi Kokubo,et al.  How useful is SBF in predicting in vivo bone bioactivity? , 2006, Biomaterials.

[23]  Aldo R Boccaccini,et al.  45S5 Bioglass-derived glass-ceramic scaffolds for bone tissue engineering. , 2006, Biomaterials.

[24]  F. Horan.  Fifteen years of clinical experience with hydroxyapatite coatings in joint arthroplasty , 2005 .

[25]  Xuanyong Liu,et al.  In vivo evaluation of plasma-sprayed wollastonite coating. , 2005, Biomaterials.

[26]  S. Berg,et al.  Fundamental understanding and modeling of reactive sputtering processes , 2005 .

[27]  A. Ruys,et al.  Hydroxyapatite-coated metals: Interfacial reactions during sintering , 2005, Journal of materials science. Materials in medicine.

[28]  A. Boccaccini,et al.  Structural analysis of bioactive glasses , 2005 .

[29]  Milenko Markovic,et al.  Preparation and Comprehensive Characterization of a Calcium Hydroxyapatite Reference Material , 2004, Journal of research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

[30]  A. Batchelor,et al.  Service Characteristics of Biomedical Materials and Implants , 2004 .

[31]  Hideaki Adachi,et al.  Thin Film Materials Technology: Sputtering of Compound Materials , 2004 .

[32]  M. Pérez-Amor,et al.  The role of the reactive atmosphere in pulsed laser deposition of bioactive glass films , 2004 .

[33]  M. Manley,et al.  Fifteen Years of Clinical Experience with Hydroxyapatite Coatings in Joint Arthroplasty , 2003, Springer Paris.

[34]  M. Azooz,et al.  Characterization of some bioglass–ceramics , 2003 .

[35]  A. I. Mardare,et al.  Deposition of bioactive glass-ceramic thin-films by RF magnetron sputtering , 2003 .

[36]  M. Vallet‐Regí,et al.  Glasses with Medical Applications , 2003 .

[37]  M. Hupa,et al.  Influence of the non-bridging oxygen groups on the bioactivity of silicate glasses , 2002, Journal of materials science. Materials in medicine.

[38]  Julian R Jones,et al.  Bioactive sol-gel foams for tissue repair. , 2002, Journal of biomedical materials research.

[39]  R. Bal,et al.  Alkali-Loaded Silica, a Solid Base: Investigation by FTIR Spectroscopy of Adsorbed CO2 and Its Catalytic Activity , 2001 .

[40]  M. Vallet‐Regí,et al.  Static and dynamic in vitro study of a sol-gel glass bioactivity. , 2001, Biomaterials.

[41]  L. Hench,et al.  Low-temperature synthesis, structure, and bioactivity of gel-derived glasses in the binary CaO-SiO2 system. , 2001, Journal of biomedical materials research.

[42]  C. Alcock.  Thermochemical Processes: Principles and Models , 2000 .

[43]  D. Kovalenko,et al.  About Surface Engineering , 2000, An Introduction to Biomaterials Science and Engineering.

[44]  Buddy D. Ratner,et al.  Biomaterials Science: An Introduction to Materials in Medicine , 1996 .

[45]  L L Hench,et al.  Effect of crystallization on apatite-layer formation of bioactive glass 45S5. , 1996, Journal of biomedical materials research.

[46]  Larry L. Hench,et al.  Bioceramics: From Concept to Clinic , 1991 .

[47]  W. Lacefield.  Hydroxyapatite Coatings , 1988, Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences.

[48]  G. Stan,et al.  BIOREACTIVITY EVALUATION IN SIMULATED BODY FLUID OF MAGNETRON SPUTTERED GLASS AND GLASS-CERAMIC COATINGS: A FTIR SPECTROSCOPY STUDY , 2010 .

[49]  S. Lopez-Estebana,et al.  Bioactive glass coatings for orthopedic metallic implants , 2008 .

[50]  Gultekin Goller,et al.  The effect of bond coat on mechanical properties of plasma sprayed bioglass-titanium coatings , 2004 .

[51]  G. Socrates,et al.  Infrared and Raman characteristic group frequencies : tables and charts , 2001 .