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There are many technological ways to activate biocompatible surfaces, but in some cases, there are not reliable for elderly patients. It has been found that surfaces created using pulsating water jets have a structure similar to trabecular bone structures. Such a similar shape to the endoprosthesis stems would enable faster fixation. The paper presents a novel way of utilizing the water hammer effect caused by forced multiple droplet impingement with a spatial frequency of 40,000 i/s on Ti6Al4V titanium alloy surface under different technological conditions. The objective was to create a structured surface with desired values of surface profile parameters Ra and Rz to increase the possible potential for implant osseointegration, fixation and stability. Pulsating water jet was generated at pressures from 20 to 100 MPa using a circular nozzle with a diameter of 1.32 mm. Two different strategies of the jet trajectory, namely linear and cross-hatch strategy, were investigated. Results were compared with grit blasted followed by plasma spray-coated femoral stem for cementless total hip arthroplasty. It has been found that variation in the input parameters results in significant changes in the surface generated. Samples whose surfaces were generated using energy intensity lower than 5 KJ/mm2 and have surface roughness in the range Ra = 4 – 8 μm were selected for surface topography and morphology analysis along with the commercial femoral stem. SEM analysis revealed the absence of foreign contamination and steeper surface heights on pulsating water jet treated samples compared to standard femoral prosthetic. The cross-section images showed the presence of sub-surface voids and craters of different sizes due to the jet's action. Surface topology is similar to trabecular shape. This indicates that roughening the surface increases the surface area and thus has potential bone tissue ingrowth during osseointegration.
There are many technological ways to activate biocompatible surfaces, but in some cases, there are not reliable for elderly patients. It has been found that surfaces created using pulsating water jets have a structure similar to trabecular bone structures. Such a similar shape to the endoprosthesis stems would enable faster fixation. The paper presents a novel way of utilizing the water hammer effect caused by forced multiple droplet impingement with a spatial frequency of 40,000 i/s on Ti6Al4V titanium alloy surface under different technological conditions. The objective was to create a structured surface with desired values of surface profile parameters Ra and Rz to increase the possible potential for implant osseointegration, fixation and stability. Pulsating water jet was generated at pressures from 20 to 100 MPa using a circular nozzle with a diameter of 1.32 mm. Two different strategies of the jet trajectory, namely linear and cross-hatch strategy, were investigated. Results were compared with grit blasted followed by plasma spray-coated femoral stem for cementless total hip arthroplasty. It has been found that variation in the input parameters results in significant changes in the surface generated. Samples whose surfaces were generated using energy intensity lower than 5 KJ/mm2 and have surface roughness in the range Ra = 4 – 8 μm were selected for surface topography and morphology analysis along with the commercial femoral stem. SEM analysis revealed the absence of foreign contamination and steeper surface heights on pulsating water jet treated samples compared to standard femoral prosthetic. The cross-section images showed the presence of sub-surface voids and craters of different sizes due to the jet's action. Surface topology is similar to trabecular shape. This indicates that roughening the surface increases the surface area and thus has potential bone tissue ingrowth during osseointegration.
Submerged jets have a variety of practical applications due to their versatility in providing efficient and environmentally friendly options for treatment in various industries. The physical background is based on the continuous water jet (CWJ) application powered via stagnation pressure. However, it is known that impact pressure is much more effective than static pressure. When the impact pressure is repeated with a high frequency per time unit, the erosive effects of water can be used even at pressures below 100 MPa, which is attractive from the point of view of the low demands of the hydraulic system. Surface modification utilising impact pressure can be achieved by employing the pulsed water jet (PWJ) method. The combination of parameters such as the traverse speed and trajectory pattern can control the number of water clusters impacting the material surface. So far, the field of application of PWJ for surface treatment has mostly been investigated water atmospheric conditions. This article focuses on the possibility of the surface modification of AISI 304L stainless steel using the PWJ method under submerged conditions. The results are compared to those obtained under atmospheric conditions. The reference samples were treated by the same technological conditions using a continuous water jet (CWJ). The affected surfaces were characterised using areal surface roughness parameters Sa, Sz, Sp, and Sv, and the surface topography and mechanism of erosion wear were evaluated by scanning electron microscopy. A significant increase in all roughness parameters was confirmed using the PWJ compared to the CWJ method (both in atmospheric and submerged conditions), which confirms the importance of using impact pressure. The surface treatment by PWJ under submerged conditions resulted in a decrease of the surface roughness parameter Sa by approximately 97% compared to atmospheric conditions at a traverse speed of 2 mm/s for perpendicular interleaved trajectory, nevertheless, the homogeneity of treatment over a larger area was improved.
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