Corrosion, mechanical and bioactivity properties of HA-CNT nanocomposite coating on anodized Ti6Al4V alloy.

Hydroxyapatite-carbon nanotubes (HA-CNTs) nanocomposite coating was applied by electrophoretic method on anodized Ti alloy to investigate its stability in simulated body fluid (SBF). The biocoating was characterized by using scanning electron microscope (SEM) for microstructure, X-ray diffraction (XRD) for crystallography. The effect of CNTs concentration on the coating properties was also investigated and found out that CNTs up to 5% has various improving effect on the system. It increased corrosion resistance and adhesion of the coating to the substrate and decreased the number of cracks on the coating. The results of the in vitro test showed that the cell viability increased with increasing the concentration of CNTs to 3 wt.% CNTs. Graphical abstract.