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Volume 10 Issue 1

Effect of the Heat-Treated Ti6Al4V Alloy on the Fibroblastic Cell Response

Mercedes Paulina Chávez-Díaz, María Lorenza Escudero-Rincón, Elsa Miriam Arce-Estrada and Román Cabrera-Sierra

1Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Departamento de Ingeniería en Metalurgia y Materiales, UPALM Edificio 7, Mexico City 07738, Mexico
2Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Metalúrgicas (CENIM-CSIC), Departamento de Ingeniería de Superficies, Corrosión y Durabilidad, Madrid 28040, Spain
3Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Departamento de Ingeniería Química Industrial, UPALM Edificio 7, Mexico City 07738, Mexico
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.

Abstract

Two heat treatments were carried out below (Ti6Al4V800) and above (Ti6Al4V1050) Ti6Al4V beta-phase transformation temperature (980 °C), with the purpose of studying the effect of microstructure on the adhesion and proliferation of fibroblast cells, as well as their electrochemical behavior. These alloys were seeded with 10,000 L929 fibroblast cells and immersed for 7 days in the cell culture at 37 °C, pH 7.40, 5% CO2 and 100% relative humidity. Cell adhesion was characterized by Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy (EIS) techniques. Polygonal and elongated cell morphology was observed independent of Ti6Al4V microstructure. Besides, C, O, P, S, Na and Cl signals were detected by Energy Dispersive X-Ray Spectroscopy (EDX), associated with the synthesis of organic compounds excreted by the cells, including protein adsorption from the medium. In certain areas on Ti6Al4V and Ti6Al4V800 alloys, cells were agglomerated (island type), likely related to the globular microstructure; meanwhile, larger cellular coverage is shown for Ti6Al4V1050 alloy, forming more than one layer on the surface, where only Ca was recorded. Impedance diagrams showed a similar passive behavior for the different Ti6Al4V alloys, mainly due to TiO2 overlaying the contribution of the organic compounds excreted by fibroblast cells.
Keywords:i6Al4V; heat treatment; fibroblasts
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