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- 2023Tailoring absorptivity of highly reflective Ag powders by pulsed-direct current magnetron sputtering for additive manufacturing processescitations
- 2022Surface Free Energy Dominates the Biological Interactions of Postprocessed Additively Manufactured Ti-6Al-4Vcitations
- 2021Formulation of a Composite Nasal Spray Enabling Enhanced Surface Coverage and Prophylaxis of SARS-COV-2citations
- 2021Surface finish of additively manufactured metalscitations
- 2020Selective laser melting of ti-6al-4vcitations
- 2018Formulation and viscoelasticity of mineralised hydrogels for use in bone-cartilage interfacial reconstructioncitations
- 2018Tailoring selective laser melting process for titanium drug-delivering implants with releasing micro-channelscitations
- 2016Hollow spheres as nanocomposite fillers for aerospace and automotive composite materials applicationscitations
- 2016Development of 5-(4,6-dichlorotriazinyl) aminofluorescein (DTAF) staining for the characterisation of low acyl gellan microstructurescitations
- 2011Enhanced stability and local structure in biologically relevant amorphous materials containing pyrophosphatecitations
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Surface Free Energy Dominates the Biological Interactions of Postprocessed Additively Manufactured Ti-6Al-4V
Abstract
<p>Additive manufacturing (AM) has emerged as a disruptive technique within healthcare because of its ability to provide personalized devices; however, printed metal parts still present surface and microstructural defects, which may compromise mechanical and biological interactions. This has made physical and/or chemical postprocessing techniques essential for metal AM devices, although limited fundamental knowledge is available on how alterations in physicochemical properties influence AM biological outcomes. For this purpose, herein, powder bed fusion Ti-6Al-4V samples were postprocessed with three industrially relevant techniques: polishing, passivation, and vibratory finishing. These surfaces were thoroughly characterized in terms of roughness, chemistry, wettability, surface free energy, and surface ζ-potential. A significant increase in Staphylococcus epidermidis colonization was observed on both polished and passivated samples, which was linked to high surface free energy donor γ- values in the acid-base, γAB component. Early osteoblast attachment and proliferation (24 h) were not influenced by these properties, although increased mineralization was observed for both these samples. In contrast, osteoblast differentiation on stainless steel was driven by a combination of roughness and chemistry. Collectively, this study highlights that surface free energy is a key driver between AM surfaces and cell interactions. In particular, while low acid-base components resulted in a desired reduction in S. epidermidis colonization, this was followed by reduced mineralization. Thus, while surface free energy can be used as a guide to AM device development, optimization of bacterial and mammalian cell interactions should be attained through a combination of different postprocessing techniques.</p>