Cytocompatibility of Ti3AlC2, Ti3SiC2, and Ti2AlN: In Vitro Tests and First-Principles Calculations

Ke Chen; Nianxiang Qiu; Qihuang Deng; Min Ho Kang; Hui Yang; Jae Uk Baek; Young Hag Koh; Shiyu Du; Qing Huang; Hyoun Ee Kim

doi:10.1021/acsbiomaterials.7b00432

Cytocompatibility of Ti₃AlC₂, Ti₃SiC₂, and Ti₂AlN: In Vitro Tests and First-Principles Calculations

Ke Chen, Nianxiang Qiu, Qihuang Deng, Min Ho Kang, Hui Yang, Jae Uk Baek, Young Hag Koh, Shiyu Du, Qing Huang, Hyoun Ee Kim

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Abstract

Herein, the cytocompatibility of selected MAX phases, Ti₃AlC₂, Ti₃SiC₂, and Ti₂AlN, were systematically evaluated using in vitro tests for the first time. These phases were anoxic to preosteoblasts and fibroblasts. Compared with the strong viable fibroblasts, the different cellular responses of these materials were clearly distinguishable for the preosteoblasts. Under an osteoblastic environment, Ti₂AlN exhibited better cell proliferation and differentiation performance than Ti₃AlC₂ and Ti₃SiC₂. Moreover, the performance was superior to that of a commercial Ti-6Al-4V alloy and comparable to that of pure Ti. A possible mechanism was suggested based on the different surface oxidation products, which were determined from the binding energy of adsorbed Ca²⁺ ions using first-principles calculations. Compared with the partially oxidized TiC_xO_y layer on Ti₃AlC₂ and Ti₃SiC₂, the partially oxidized TiN_xO_y layer on the Ti₂AlN had a stronger affinity to the Ca²⁺ ions, which indicated the good cytocompatibility of Ti₂AlN.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2293-2301
Number of pages	9
Journal	ACS Biomaterials Science and Engineering
Volume	3
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1021/acsbiomaterials.7b00432
Publication status	Published - 2017 Oct 9

Keywords

MAX phase
TiAlN
cytocompatibility
first-principles calculations
in vitro test

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Biomaterials
Biomedical Engineering

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