Chemistry and chemical technologies / 5. 

 

C.т.s. Rodionov I.V.

The Saratov state technical university, Russia

 

The basic physical-chemical and mechanical characteristics of biocompatible coverings medical bone implants

 

Medical bone implants function in an organism of the person under condition influence on them many external and internal factors. Thus interaction of biofabrics with implants is in a complex connected to biological and mechanical compatibility biomaterials which is defined by a level of their biological, physical and chemical and mechanical properties. The level of biocompatibility materials, in turn, is caused by character of their interaction with biofabrics and represents their biotolerance, bioinertness or bioactivity [1].

Biotolerant materials are characterized by formation of superficial active particles and the weakened adhesion of proteins because what fibrinous fibres of the curtailed blood settle down along a surface implant. Thus bone cells does not reach a surface implant, on a bone surface the coarse-fibred structure is formed, and between implant and a bone there is a layer collagenic fibres. It represents a capsule around implant from low strong to a fibrous fabric thickness up to 0,2 mm that can cause infringement of stability of position implant at action of functional loadings, lead to his shaking and danger of an inflammation biofabrics. Biotolerant qualities stainless steels, cobaltchromic alloys, polythene, polythenetereftalate possess, they are used at manufacturing implants with small terms of functioning and small loadings.

Bioinert materials do not create on a surface of active particles that allows to be generated on it to a film of strongly adsorbed proteins of blood and a mesh layer of fibrinous fibres. On these fibres there is a growth bone cells to a surface implant and formation of amorphous structures bone matrics on a surface implant. Due to it there is a biophysical communication between a bone fabric and a surface implant at presence in this zone of a thin layer of a fibrous fabric thickness about 0,02 mm. It limits density of formed bone structures on a surface implants and durability of his position in contact to a bone. Zirconium, tantalum concern to bioinert materials, metaloxidics, bioglass, bioglasscrystal substances, carbon materials, polymethylmetacrilate, polytetrafluorinethene the titan, they are successfully applied for implants long and constant functioning, maintaining the raised loadings.

Bioactive materials possess similarity of a chemical compound to a mineral component bone matrics and ability to decomposition at interaction with a biofabric. On a surface of such materials the layer amorphous albuminous structures providing physical and chemical communication of a bone fabric with implant is formed. In these conditions there is an ionization of atoms and diffusion ions through an albuminous layer in bone matrics to course of bioelectrochemical reactions. Due to it develops decomposition a material, and in formed structural emptiness germination of bone cells with formation reparative osteogenese and biointegration implant begins. In result the strong biotechnical system «a bone-implant» with high stability of functioning is created. Bioactivity differ calcium-phosphatic connections – hydroxiapatite and threecalciumphosphate, on a chemical compound corresponding to a mineral component bone matrics. Besides qualities of bioactivity can get such bioinert materials, as metaloxyds, bioglass, bioglasscrystal substances, carbon materials, at creation of morphological heterogeneity and porosity of their surface. Application of bioactive materials for manufacturing implants provides their most effective functioning due to course of processes osteointegration.

Participation implant in performance of mechanical functions a bone shows to it requirements of mechanical compatibility at which his mechanical interaction with a bone does not create in a material implant and in a bone fabric the pressure causing inadmissible deformations, destructions or an inflammation of a biofabric.

The level of mechanical compatibility implant depends on a necessary combination mechanical properties of his material, rigidity and rationality of a design, the circuit of an arrangement implants in system. The given factors get out according to mechanical characteristics a bone and functional loadings on implant. Thus it is taken into account, that the major biomechanical characteristic bone implant is his rigidity at a stretching or a bend. Rigidity, for example, bone segments of the basic-impellent device, in particular, the bottom finiteness, considerably exceeds rigidity metal implants so at functional loadings the bone practically is not deformed, and implant can receive deformation of a bend, twisting, a stretching [2].

Implant a bone segment of the basic-impellent device can test average loadings a bend 500 N, stretching efforts – 50 N, the braiding moment – 5 Nm, bending moment – 20 Nm. Stomatologic implants receive action of chewing vertical forces 150 N, lateral forces – 20 N, frequency of their appendix makes 1,0-1,3 Hz. The greatest internal pressure in implant and thus should not exceed a bone 500 МPа, keeping elastic character for a material implant or coming nearer to pressure of a limit fluidity and creating small deformations.

On the resulted bases for bone implants and systems biocompatible materials with the raised module of elasticity are used at high values bending rigidity implant and factor rigidity of his design. Besides the material should possess the increased limit of fluidity, the minimal allowable plasticity and the optimum durability, necessary endurance, hardness and wear resistance. To to the greatest degree specified requirements satisfy metal bioinert alloys Ti, Zr, Co-Cr, corrosion-proof chromnickel steel. Polymeric organic and inorganic materials do not possess a necessary complex of mechanical properties that at action on implant functional loadings to provide occurrence only small elastic deformations. Therefore they are not used for manufacturing a bearing basis implants, except for the carbon composite used for some kinds implants at an osteosynthesis.

Giving of bioactivity to mechanically compatible materials is reached due to creation of special biocoverings on metal implants, providing their effective osteointegration and a high level of adaptation in an organism. Formation  biocoverings with qualities of biomechanical compatibility can be carried out by various ways with use of many technologies, such as electrochemical anodi oxidation, thermal oxidation in various gas environments, plasma powder sprayd and other technological processes.

The basic physical and chemical and mechanical characteristics of received coverings implants are phase and element structures, thickness, a roughness and morphological heterogeneity of a surface, corrosion stability in bioenvironments, and also microhardness and adhesive durability. The specified characteristics of coverings cause a level of biological and mechanical compatibility implants, provide their reliable functioning in biostructures.

The phase condition of biocoverings bone implants causes character of their physical-chemical and mechanical properties. Single-phase the structure provides uniformity of structure and properties a covering in all his volume, multiphase – creates heterogeneity of structural components a covering, and also distinction properties of his material, shown in various values of those or other parameters the separate phases included in a covering.

The important characteristic of biocoverings bone implants is the thickness determining, at necessary open porosity of 30-60 %, depth of germination cells of biofabrics in time a surface, than physicomechanical interaction implant and bone structures with formation of strong system « a covering – a bone » is reached. As a rule, on biocompatible metals create coverings thickness up to 150 microns providing reliable biointegration implant and possessing high characteristics of durability. The raised values thickness cause occurrence in a covering of the significant internal pressure resulting in essential decrease of his mechanical durability and adhesive properties.

Roughnesses a relief of a surface bone implants define character of their physicomechanical interaction with surrounding biofabric and create necessary conditions for germination cells of biostructures in microhollows of the various form and depth with formation of strong interrelation implant with a fabric. Therefore, to formation a high degree a roughness of a surface implants pays the big attention. Besides the initial roughness implants considerably raises adhesion and superficial porosity a rendered biocovering because of strong mechanical coupling his particles with a basis and relative recurrence of microrelief metal by layers a covering.

Between a covering implant and there is a bioelectrochemical interaction to formation and adhesion on a surface of albuminous structures, their growth and penetration into deepenings, and also time relief of a surface in conditions certain destruction its material bioenvironment. As a result of such interaction bone implant the strong biotechnical system « implant – a surrounding fabric» with high efficiency of functioning is created. Thus on formation of qualities bioactivity the big influence is rendered with morphological heterogeneity of a surface implant, determined by a complex parameters of its roughness, and also parameters of ledges and deepenings, switching time. Therefore research microgeometry a surface of biocoverings is the major stage in development and creation bone implants with a high level of biocompatibility.

The best functioning implants is provided in conditions of their integration with bioenvironment due to bioelectrochemical interaction when at presence microroughnesses a surfaces of material in them sprout cells of biostructures. The given processes characterize the bioactivity shown by many bioceramic materials, used as coverings.

Many technologies allow to generate a covering on medical bone implants with a necessary complex structural qualities of bioactivity and required biotechnical parameters. Functioning such implants proceeds in conditions of action on their surface of a fabric liquid, blood, a lymph and other liquid components present in structures of an organism. The given liquids have a water basis and possess properties of electrolits, rendering on a covering corrosive attack. Anodi processes thus are characterized by ionization of atoms a material of a covering and metal impurity, diffusion of ions in surrounding bioenvironment with its formation with saturation of fabrics by harmful ions. Because it vary structure and properties of a surface implant, and also there is an infringement normal cellular processes in biostructures, there is a danger of the inflammatory phenomena and tearing away implant, that is substantially connected to a phase-structural condition and corrosion behaviour of biocovering. Therefore by development of metal bone systems to research corrosion properties of biocoverings pays the big attention [3, 4].

Bone implants test not only biological, but also mechanical influence of the surrounding bioenvironment during long time. Therefore for formation of strong functional biotechnical system «implant – a bone» to a covering give a necessary combination of adhesion, porosity, morphological heterogeneity of a superficial structure. Definition of the given parameters demands application of special complex methods research, and at the same time their values are in interrelation with microhardness of a covering. Thereof it is possible to carry out quality assurance a received complex of key parameters of bioactivity a covering by use concerning a simple method of definition microhardness.

Adhesive durability of biocoverings bone implants is the important operational characteristic as implant with a covering tests influence not only liquid environments of an organism, but also significant mechanical loadings [5]. The size of adhesion should exclude danger detachment coverings at functioning implant, therefore she is taken into account in relation to size of the greatest durability a bone fabric and the requirement of the certain safety factor. For bone implants adhesion of a covering should make approximately 28-30 МРа, that allows to provide high physicomechanical interrelation in system «implant – a covering» and to create conditions for long functioning implant in surrounding biofabrics.

Thus, the most important physical-chemical and mechanical characteristics of materials and the coverings used in modern orthopedic medicine are considered, features parameters biological and mechanical compatibility bone implants with coverings are underlined.

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