Corrosion behaviour of Nitinol alloy coated with alkylsilanes and polypyrrole

Mater Sci Eng C Mater Biol Appl. 2014 Nov:44:317-25. doi: 10.1016/j.msec.2014.08.041. Epub 2014 Aug 20.

Abstract

Nitinol (equiatomic Ni and Ti alloy (NiTi)) substrate was modified using a coating system formed by a self-assembled film of alkylsilane compounds (propyltrichlorosilane (C3H7SiCl3) or octadecyltrichlorosilane (C18H37SiCl3)) and polypyrrole (PPy) doped with sodium bis(2-ethylhexyl) sulfosuccinate (Aerosol OT or AOT). The combination of alkylsilanes and the presence of a voluminous molecule like AOT entrapped into the PPy films improve the pitting corrosion resistance of the substrate in chloride solution. The best performance was achieved with the longest alkylsilane chains, where the PPy film remains adhered to the underlying coating after a pitting corrosion test.

Keywords: Alkylsilanes; Corrosion protection; Electropolymerisation; Nitinol alloy; Polypyrrole.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Alloys / chemistry*
  • Coated Materials, Biocompatible / chemistry*
  • Corrosion
  • Electrochemical Techniques
  • Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
  • Nickel / chemistry
  • Polymers / chemistry*
  • Pyrroles / chemistry*
  • Silanes / chemistry*
  • Solutions
  • Surface Properties
  • Titanium / chemistry

Substances

  • Alloys
  • Coated Materials, Biocompatible
  • Polymers
  • Pyrroles
  • Silanes
  • Solutions
  • nitinol
  • polypyrrole
  • Nickel
  • Titanium