Biodegradable metallic implants are of significant importance in the replacement of bones or the repair of bone defects. Iron-phosphate-coated carbonyl iron powder (Fe/P) was prepared by the phosphating method. Moreover, Fe/P-Mn alloy was produced by sintering the Fe/P powder mixed with manganese powder. Bare carbonyl iron samples and the Fe/P and Fe/P-Mn sintered samples were evaluated for their microstructure, cytotoxicity, and hemocompatibility. The microstructure of the sintered samples was examined using an optical microscope and scanning electron microscopic analysis. Corrosion behavior was evaluated by potentiodynamic polarization in Hank's solution. The in vitro biocompatibilities were investigated by cytotoxicity and hemolysis tests. The results obtained demonstrate that the addition of Mn resulted in higher surface inhomogeneity, porosity and roughness as well as in increased cytotoxicity. The phosphate coating has a moderately negative effect on the cytotoxicity. The corrosion rates determined from Tafel diagrams were ordered in the following sequence: Fe/P-Mn, Fe, Fe/P from high to low. The hemocompatibility of experimental samples was ordered in the following sequence: Fe/P, Fe/P-Mn, Fe from high to low. All samples were found to be hemocompatible.

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ELIMINATION OF NEGATIVE EFFECT OF Fe IN SECONDARY ALLOYS AlSi6Cu4 (EN AC 45 000, A 319) BY NICKEL ROLA Ni W ELIMINOWANIU SZKODLIWEGO WPŁYWU FAZ ZAWIERAJĄCYCH Fe W STOPACH WTÓRNYCH AlSi6Cu4(EN AC 45 000, A 319)Submitted article deals with influence of iron based phases segregation by nickel, which is in literature known as iron based phases corrector. Iron is one of the most common impurities that can be found in Al-Si alloys. It is impossible to remove iron from melt by standard operations, but it is possible to eliminate iron negative effects by addition of other elements, that enables segregation of iron in form of intermetallics with less harmful effect. For melt treatment was selected an exact alloy with requested iron content -master alloy AlNi20. Influence of nickel was evaluated quantitatively by chemical analysis (solubility), thermal analysis and microstructure evaluation. Experimental results analysis shows a new view on solubility of iron based phases during melt preparation and treatment with higher iron content and also nickel effect as iron corrector of iron based phases. It can be concluded that nickel did not influenced iron based phases (β-phases), it does not change their type into more favorable form. As an initial impulse for starting this work was insufficient theoretical knowledge of usage secondary alloys Al-Si-Cu with higher iron content and its appropriate elimination in process of castings production for automotive industry. Increased iron content in alloys causes segregation of iron phases in various shapes and types during solidification, which subsequently affects quality, soundness and lifetime of castings. Because of increased demands for casting quality, final mechanical properties and effort to reduce costs, it is necessary to look for compromises in casting production from secondary alloys with occurrence of various impurities.Keywords: Iron based phases, thermal analysis, iron based phases correctors, nickelArtykuł opisuje wpływ dodatku niklu do stopów wtórnych Al-Si-Cu na segregację faz zawierających żelazo, które jest jednym z najpowszechniej występujących zanieczyszczeń w tych stopach. Powszechnie wiadomo, iż nie jest możliwe usunięcie żelaza z kąpieli metalowej, natomiast można ograniczać negatywny jego wpływ poprzez związanie żelaza w fazach między-metalicznych mniej szkodliwych niż fazy β Fe, np. w następstwie dodatku innych pierwiastków. W badaniach do obróbki kąpieli zastosowano zaprawę AlNi20 z dokładnie określoną zawartością żelaza. Oddziaływanie niklu na skład i morfologię faz żelazowych określano na drodze analizy chemicznej (badania rozpuszczalności), analizy termicznej i oceny struktury. Na podstawie wyników badań stwierdzono, iż w badanych stopach nikiel nie wywiera wpływu na zmianę składu fazy β Fe, nie zmienia również kształtu jej wydzieleń do postaci bardziej korzystnej z punktu widzenia wpływu na właściwości.

This review deals with different aspects of hydrophobicity at nanostructured surfaces. Theoretical and geometric effects as well as those of surface feature geometry on hydrophobicity are explored in this article. This review includes surface modification methods used to change surface hydrophobicity and effect on adhesion of cells as nano substrate. A small chapter is devoted to hydrophobicity at self-assembled monolayers as a special type of nanostructured surface. To the different models describing hydrophobicity is devoted one up to dated chapter. Calculation methods including quantum, density functional theory, and molecular modeling bring novel perspectives to the study of hydrophobicity at nanostructured surfaces.