Fabrication of oxide layer on zirconium by micro-arc oxidation: Structural and antimicrobial characteristics

S Fidan; F Muhaffel; M Riool; G Cempura; L de Boer; S A J Zaat; A Czyrska- Filemonowicz; H Cimenoglu

doi:10.1016/j.msec.2016.11.035

Fabrication of oxide layer on zirconium by micro-arc oxidation: Structural and antimicrobial characteristics

Mater Sci Eng C Mater Biol Appl. 2017 Feb 1:71:565-569. doi: 10.1016/j.msec.2016.11.035. Epub 2016 Nov 10.

Authors

S Fidan¹, F Muhaffel¹, M Riool², G Cempura³, L de Boer², S A J Zaat², A Czyrska- Filemonowicz³, H Cimenoglu⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, Sariyer, 34469 Istanbul, Turkey.
² Department of Medical Microbiology, Center for Infection and Immunity Amsterdam (CINIMA), Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 15, 1105, AZ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
³ International Centre of Electron Microscopy for Materials Science, AGH University of Science and Technology, PL, 30-059 Kraków, Poland.
⁴ Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Istanbul Technical University, Sariyer, 34469 Istanbul, Turkey. Electronic address: cimenogluh@itu.edu.tr.

PMID: 27987745
DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2016.11.035

Abstract

The aim of this study was to cover the surfaces of zirconium (Zr) with an antimicrobial layer for biomedical applications. For this purpose, the micro-arc oxidation (MAO) process was employed in a sodium silicate and sodium hydroxide containing base electrolyte with and without addition of silver acetate (AgC₂H₃O₂). In general, synthesized MAO layers were composed of zirconium oxide (ZrO₂) and zircon (ZrSiO₄). Addition of AgC₂H₃O₂ into the base electrolyte caused homogenous precipitation of silver-containing particles in the MAO layer, which exhibited excellent antibacterial efficiency against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) as compared to the untreated and MAO-treated Zr.

Keywords: Antibacterial; Biomaterials; Micro-arc oxidation; Surfaces; Thick film.

MeSH terms

Anti-Infective Agents* / chemistry
Anti-Infective Agents* / pharmacology
Coated Materials, Biocompatible* / chemistry
Coated Materials, Biocompatible* / pharmacology
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / growth & development*
Silicates / chemistry
Silver / chemistry
Sodium Hydroxide / chemistry
Zirconium* / chemistry
Zirconium* / pharmacology

Substances

Anti-Infective Agents
Coated Materials, Biocompatible
Silicates
Silver
Sodium Hydroxide
Zirconium
sodium silicate
zirconium oxide