Electrochemical Noise Analysis for Nylon/Titanium Hybrid Materials

Development of hybrid materials is a necessity. Polymeric materials are widely used in industry because their superior properties. In this work, synthesis, characterization and electrochemical noise evaluation of hybrid materials casted from nylon 6-6 and titanium are involved. Synthesis was carried out with 30, 40 and 50% wt of titanium functionalized with APTES. The materials obtained were characterized through scanning electron microscopy (SEM), thermal analysis (TA), infrared spectroscopy (IR) and electrochemical noise technique in Hank solution to simulate the internal fluids of the human body, in terms of biomaterial application, amongst others. SEM shows a homogenous material. Concentration of titanium was verified with TA. IR spectra show differences between Ny-Ti at different concentrations. Hybrid material made with 50%wt titanium present the lower resistance and the 30% wt the highest, as electrochemical noise resistance confirms. All samples show high resistivity in atmospheric conditions, while in Hank solution electrochemical characteristics were observed