Synthesis of Ceramic Materials Based on Titanium Carbide with a Cobalt Binder for the Pulsed Electrospark Deposition of Bioactive Coatings with an Antibacterial Effect

Abstract

The goal of this study was to produce biocompatible ceramic materials in the Ti–C–Co–Ca₃(PO₄)₂–Ag–Mg system by combustion mode synthesis. The influence of cobalt on combustion parameters of the mixture, structure, and properties of the products was investigated. Compact ceramics consist of a combined grain frame of nonstoichiometric titanium carbide (TiC_0.5–TiC_0.6) with the titanium phosphate (Ti₃PO_x) phase homogeneously distributed along grain boundaries and local isolations of calcium oxide (CaO). The introduction of cobalt promotes the formation of a complex phosphide CoTiP and TiCo intermetallic compound. Alloying with silver and magnesium leads to the formation of a silver-based solid solution.