Abstract
For much of recent history, the metal-bearing surface in total knee arthroplasty has not changed much, with cobalt-chromium being the most widely-used material. However, due to the presence of nickel in its composition, much research has been done to develop alternative metal-bearing surfaces for patients with metal sensitivity. Titanium nitride coatings have shown improved performance and resistance to abrasive wear when compared to their counterparts, thus making this material an ideal alternative to current implant technology. Rigorous testing was undertaken to analyze the mechanical properties of titanium nitride for use as a coating in orthopedic implants, such as scratch adhesion, hardness, modulus, and wear rates with specialized machinery, including a Tribometer®, Nano Indenter® G200 (KLA Corporation, Milpitas, California), and scratch system. Across all properties tested-abrasive wear resistance, wear resistance, cohesive and adhesive failure load, hardness, and modulus-IBED TiN coatings were shown to be dominant to both uncoated CoCr and uncoated Ti-6Al-4V in a significant manner. The use of IBED TiN coatings offers a way to improve the performance of mechanical components, such as orthopedic implants made from Ti-6Al-4V materials. IBED TiN coatings can enable the use of Ti-6Al-4V as an alternative to CoCr for articulating orthopedic implant devices, such as knee arthroplasty.
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