Ag Ion Substituted HAp Coatings on Ti-6Al-4V Substrate by IBAD and It's Bactericidal Effect

Ti 합금표면의 항균성 HAp Coating에 관한 연구

Hyeroxyapatite(HAp) which has good biocompatibility was made by Wet Chemical Process. The surface of Ti-6Al-4V, coated with HAp by lon Beam Assisted Deposition (IBAD), was treated with 5ppm, 10ppm, 20ppm, and 100ppm of $AgNO_3$ solution. In this Ag impregnation process, $Ca^{2+}$ of HAp was substituted with $Ag^+$ of $AgNO_3$. In this study, the antimicrobial effect and biocompatibility of Ti-6Al-4V alloy which was coated with Ag-HAp were examined. The antimicrobial test was carried out with two kinds of bacteria(P. Aeruginosa, S. Epidermidis), which are highly infectious in a transplanting operation of implant materials. As a result of the test, it was observed that Ti-6Al-4V alloy which was treated by 20ppm of $AgNO_3$ solution has good biocompatibility. In order to observe the antimicrobial mechanism of $Ag^+$, E. coli which is the most common bacterium was treated by Ag-HAp. Then cell morphology of E. coli was observed by the transmission electron microscope(TEM). The destruction of cell wall and cytoplasm of E. coil were observed. A black spot appeared in the cytoplasm was analyzed by energy dispersive analysis X-ray (EDAX) and it showed a small amount of $Ag^+$. Thus, it was proved that $Ag^+$ destroys bacteria effectively and Ti-6Al-4V alloy which was impregnate with Ag ion show antimicrobial effect on infection bacteria.

생체적합성이 뛰어난 Hydroxyapatite(HAp)를 Wet Chemical Process로 만든 후 Ion Beam Assisted Deposition (IBAD)를 이용하여 Ti-6Al-4V의 표면에 coating 시켰다. 그런후 5ppm, 10ppm, 20ppm, 100ppm의 $AgNO_3$용액으로 HAp의 Ca이온과 Ag이온을 치환시켰다. 본 논문에서는 Ag-HAp로 coating된 Ti-6Al-4V를 만들어 항균효과와 생체적합성을 연구하였다. 먼저 생체 대체재료 이식수술시 감염이 큰 2가지 종류의 bacteria (P. Aeruginosa, S. Epidermidis)로 항균 test를 하였고, 그 결과 20ppm의 $AgNO_3$로 처리한 Ti-6Al-4V에서 우수한 항균성이 관찰되었다. 또한 생체적합성 연구을 위해 osteoblast와 macrophages로 생체적합성 실험을 하여 SEM으로 관찰한 결과, 5ppm과 10ppm의 $AgNO_3$로 처리한 Ti-6Al-4V 에서 좋은 생체적합성을 보였다. HAp의 Ca 이온에 치환된 Ag 이온의 항균원리를 관찰하기 위하여, 가장 일반적인 bacteria인 E. coli를 Ag-HAp로 처리한 후 transmission electron microscope (TEM)으로 관찰하였다. Ag-HAp로 처리한 E. coli에서 cell wall과 cytoplasm이 파괴된 것이 관찰되었고, cytoplasm에서는 검은점이 발견되었다. 이 검은점을 Energy dispersive analysis X-ray (EDAX)로 분석한 결과 미량의 Ag이온이 검출되었다. 이로써 Ag 이온이 효과적으로 Bacteria를 파괴하여 항균효과를 나타내는 것을 알 수 있었다.