Abstract
Titanium alloy and stainless steel implants have been widely applied in orthopedics. However, harmful ions released from implant corrosion caused by human body fluids and bacterial infections may inhibit patients’ recovery. In this work, a polytetrafluoroethylene-silver composite coating was prepared by RF unbalanced magnetron sputtering to improve the bacterial and corrosion resistance of the SS316L. The removal rates of the composite coatings for Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus reached 97.27% and 99.99%, respectively. The contact angle of 131.5° and fluorescence staining experiments show that the composite coating has an antiadhesive effect on bacteria and less cytotoxicity against osteoblasts. The corrosion voltage of the composite coating was much higher than that of the control SS316L substrate, and the corrosion current density was reduced to 1/3, implying the enhancement of the corrosion resistance of the SS316L substrate.
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