Stability of PMMA-grafted/Ti hybrid biomaterial interface in corrosive media

PURE AND APPLIED CHEMISTRY(2019)

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The stability of interfaces between polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) and titanium (Ti) are tested in a Ringer solution that is an aggressive medium usually used for biomaterial evaluation. The devices are PMMA-grafted/Ti elaborated via a "grafting-from" method involving three steps, the alkali activation of Ti sheets, their functionalization with an initiator of polymerization through a phosphonate anchoring group and the growth of PMMA brushes. Electrochemical characterizations demonstrate that the stability of the PMMA-grafted/Ti interface in biological medium is satisfactory and that the grafting of PMMA is even acting as a protective barrier for titanium. Indeed, PMMA-grafted/Ti remains passive in Ringer solution until at least +3 V/SCE (saturated calomel electrode), even under inflammatory conditions, while localized corrosion was measured on as-received titanium in similar conditions. This protecting role is attributed to the grafted interface, since spin-coated PMMA does not decrease the corrosion sensitivity of titanium.
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biocompatibility,corrosion,Eurasia 2018,grafting from,inflammatory conditions,interface,PMMA,protective film,sandwich,titanium
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