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Electrophoretic deposition of graphene oxide reinforced chitosan–hydroxyapatite nanocomposite coatings on Ti substrate

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Electrophoretic deposition (EPD) is a facile and feasible technique to prepare functional nanocomposite coatings for application in orthopedic-related implants. In this work, a ternary graphene oxide–chitosan–hydroxyapatite (GO–CS–HA) composite coating on Ti substrate was successfully fabricated by EPD. Coating microstructure and morphologies were investigated by scanning electron microscopy, contact angle test, Raman spectroscopy, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy and thermogravimetric analysis. It was found GO–CS surface were uniformly decorated by HA nanoparticles. The potentiodynamic polarization test in simulated body fluid indicated that the GO–CS–HA coatings could provide effective protection of Ti substrate from corrosion. This ternary composite coating also exhibited good biocompatibility during incubation with MG63 cells. In addition, the nanocomposite coatings could decrease the attachment of Staphylococcus aureus.

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Acknowledgments

This work is jointly supported by the Project of Scientific and Technical Plan of Beijing (No. Z141100002814008), National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 31370954), State Key Laboratory of Bioelectronics Open Research Fund of China (Chien-Shiung Wu Laboratory), National Basic Research Program (973) of China (2012CB619102).

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    Y. Y. Shi, M. Li, Q. Liu, Z. J. Jia, X. C. Xu, Y. Cheng & Y. F. Zheng

  2. Department of Materials Science and Engineering, College of Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, People’s Republic of China

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Shi, Y.Y., Li, M., Liu, Q. et al. Electrophoretic deposition of graphene oxide reinforced chitosan–hydroxyapatite nanocomposite coatings on Ti substrate. J Mater Sci: Mater Med 27, 48 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10856-015-5634-9

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