Análise de recobrimento Sol-gel, contendo Hidroxiapatita (ha), para aplicação biomédica

Abstract

The titanium implants coated with sol-gel may have bio-active properties that induce an accelerated adhesion process in bone tissue. The sol-gel technology is considered an alternative method comparing to other coating methods of these implants due the properties of biodegradable glass which can be used to release drugs in a controlled manner during the joining process. Thus the addition of hydroxyapatite is important factor for the possible release of pharmaceuticals during the implant osseointegration in the bone tissue. In this work the measures of electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) will be used to evaluate the behavior of sol-gel coatings with and without hydroxyapatite over a titanium alloy, compared to its stability in acid Ringer solution which simulates the body fluid. Also the stability with time of immersion in the solution and its rate of degradation will be evaluated, as well as their morphology by Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) and Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM). The samples of Ti alloys received a pretreatment and later they were coated by sol-gel. The composition of the sol-gel was changed aiming to determine the influence of the composition on the degradation rate, which by definition, was considered equal to the drug release rate that may possibly be added to the composition of the sol-gel. By the EIS analysis it was possible to determine the values of electrical resistance of the coatings and other components for a seven days period. Changes in the composition of the sol-gel significantly influenced the behavior of the resistive coating over the immersion period. The alteration of two or more components increased significantly the coating degradation, as well the addition of double quantity of methanol. The reduction of half quantity of GPTMS also decreased the resistance, however the double quantity of ethyl acetoacetate do not resulted in significantly modifications in the resistance, but reduce the porous number. It was possible to determine the rate of degradation of each coating in the Ringer solution towards to realize a suitable choice for the chemical composition to the ideal release rate of a probable drug.