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Development and Characterisation of Bioactive Coatings for Magnesium-based Medical Implants: Enhancing Corrosion Resistance and Biofunctionality in Skeletal Repair Applications

Sadat Hashemi, Tina orcid logoORCID: 0000-0002-6989-8846 (2025) Development and Characterisation of Bioactive Coatings for Magnesium-based Medical Implants: Enhancing Corrosion Resistance and Biofunctionality in Skeletal Repair Applications. PhD thesis, Dublin City University.

Abstract
In this work, different configurations of bioactive CaP-based coatings, including dicalcium phosphate dehydrate (DCPD), octacalcium phosphate (OCP), and dual-layer DCPD OCP coatings, were applied to control the corrosion behaviour of pure Mg. The adhesion force results demonstrated that the DCPD coating provided a higher adhesion force to the Mg substrate than the OCP coating, indicating its potential to enhance the interface stability between the implant and tissue. The results from the potentiodynamic polarisation tests demonstrated a five-fold reduction in corrosion rate for DCPD-OCP-coated Mg compared to uncoated Mg. The incorporation of dual-layer CaP coatings leverages the synergistic advantages of each constituent, enhancing coating adhesion via the compact structure of the DCPD base layer and providing a hydrophilic surface (contact angle ≤ 15°) via the OCP layer. In subsequent research, a 3D-printed WE43 Mg alloy, considered commercially available and clinically utilised, was examined, and novel CaP-phosphoserine (PS) composite coatings were explored to overcome the challenge of low CaP coating adhesion on its surface. The incorporation of a PS enhanced coating adhesion, altered crystallinity, and improved degradation resistance to a five-fold. Among different molar ratio, OCP-PS-WE43 (1:2) exhibited lower corrosion rates and greater stability. In vitro studies revealed no cytotoxicity, with cell viability exceeding 100% in OCP-PS WE43 (1:2) specimen extracts after 72 hours. Moreover, the optimised coating composition developed through a wet chemistry approach was successfully translated from a regular geometric shape to an irregular porous wedge shape while maintaining physicochemical properties, coating uniformity, and improving corrosion resistance. Overall, this approach effectively enhanced the corrosion resistance of Mg-based orthopaedic implants, potentially making them more suitable for clinical applications.
Metadata
Item Type:Thesis (PhD)
Date of Award:8 August 2025
Refereed:No
Supervisor(s):Dunne, Nicholas and Levingstone, Tanya J.
Subjects:Biological Sciences > Biotechnology
Humanities > Biological Sciences > Biotechnology
Engineering > Materials
Engineering > Mechanical engineering
Engineering > Biomedical engineering
Medical Sciences > Biomechanics
Medical Sciences > Health
DCU Faculties and Centres:DCU Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Engineering and Computing > School of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
Research Institutes and Centres > I-Form
Research Institutes and Centres > Biodesign Europe
Use License:This item is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License. View License
Funders:Engineering Physical Science Research Council & Science Foundation Ireland
ID Code:31378
Deposited On:24 Nov 2025 13:55 by Nicholas Dunne . Last Modified 24 Nov 2025 13:55
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