Preparation of Titanium Alloys through Molten Salt Electrolysis of Solid Oxides for Medical Implants

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10.2991/wartia-17.2017.51How to use a DOI?

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electrochemical reduction; medical implants; titanium alloys; molten salt

Abstract

A simple, cost-efficient, energy-saving, electrochemical process is developed to synthesize the biomedical Ti-based metal-containing Group VB (V, Nb, Ta) implant materials in the small size at 900 ºC. The anhydrous CaCl2 and solid oxides were used as the salt melt medium and raw reactants, respectively. The mechanism of the reduction process was discussed by constant cell voltage electrolysis of different time periods. The as-prepared samples, such as Ti-12.5Zr-2.5Nb-2.5Ta, were characterized by SEM, EDX, elemental and biological analysis (including cell compatibility test, etc.). Because of the green synthesis, non-toxicity, and good biocompatibility, Ti-12.5Zr-2.5Nb-2.5Ta exhibited promise for medical implant materials.

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© 2017, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Jie Li
AU  - Tian Wu
AU  - Shi He
AU  - Gongxuan Chen
PY  - 2017/11
DA  - 2017/11
TI  - Preparation of Titanium Alloys through Molten Salt Electrolysis of Solid Oxides for Medical Implants
BT  - Proceedings of the 3rd Workshop on Advanced Research and Technology in Industry (WARTIA 2017)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 273
EP  - 279
SN  - 2352-5401
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/wartia-17.2017.51
DO  - 10.2991/wartia-17.2017.51
ID  - Li2017/11
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