Shanghai Journal of Stomatology ›› 2014, Vol. 23 ›› Issue (5): 543-546.

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Electrochemical impedance spectroscopic study of titanium in physiological environment with blood-serum protein

LV Ji-xin1, WENG Wei-min2   

  1. 1.Department of Stomatology, Hengdian Group Hospital. Dongyong 322118, Zhejiang Province; 2.Department of Prosthodontics, Ninth People’s Hospital, College of Stomatology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Stomatology. Shanghai 200011, China
  • Received:2014-04-29 Revised:2014-07-09 Online:2014-10-20 Published:2015-02-04
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    ; Supported by Research Fund of Science and Technology Committee of Shanghai Municipality (08DZ2271100)

Abstract: PURPOSE: Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) was employed to study the corrosion behaviour of titanium in dummy environment with blood-serum protein. METHODS: EIS of titanium in PBS and cell culture fluid was acquired by advanced electrochemical system. The characteristic of EIS-Nyquist and EIS-Bode were investigated and the equivalent circuit was used to analyze the EIS results. The data was analyzed using SPSS 11.0 software package. RESULTS: The corrosion resistance of the titanium in cell culture fluid was significantly higher than that in PBS (P<0.05). The phase angle of TiO2-based passive film at low frequency decreased to 55° when titanium was in PBS, but 75° when in cell culture fluid. CONCLUSIONS: The blood-serum protein plays an important role in the corrosion behaviour of titanium in physiological environment.

Key words: Titanium, Corrosion, Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, Blood-serum protein