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ArticleNanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2017

Bioactivity Studies on Titania Coatings and the Estimation of Their Usefulness in the Modification of Implant Surfaces.

Aleksandra Radtke, Adrian Topolski, Tomasz Jędrzejewski, Wiesław Kozak, Beata Sadowska, Marzena Więckowska-Szakiel, Piotr Piszczek

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Article in Nanomaterials (Basel, Switzerland), 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors.

Aleksandra RadtkeFaculty of Chemistry, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Gagarina 7, 87-100 Toruń, Poland. aradtke@umk.pl.
Adrian TopolskiFaculty of Chemistry, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Gagarina 7, 87-100 Toruń, Poland. topolski@umk.pl.
Tomasz JędrzejewskiFaculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Lwowska 1, 87-100 Toruń, Poland. tomaszjedrzejewski1983@gmail.com.
Wiesław KozakFaculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Lwowska 1, 87-100 Toruń, Poland. wkozak@umk.pl.
Beata SadowskaLaboratory of Infectious Biology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Banacha 12/16, 90-237 Łódź, Poland. beata.sadowska@biol.uni.lodz.pl.
Marzena Więckowska-SzakielLaboratory of Infectious Biology, Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, University of Lodz, Banacha 12/16, 90-237 Łódź, Poland. marzena.wieckowska@biol.uni.lodz.pl.
Piotr PiszczekFaculty of Chemistry, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Gagarina 7, 87-100 Toruń, Poland. piszczek@chem.umk.pl.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Morphologically different titania coatings (nanofibers (TNFs), nanoneedles (TNNs), and nanowires (TNWs)) were studied as potential biomedical materials. The abovementioned systems were produced in situ on Ti6Al4V substrates via direct oxidation processes using H₂O₂ and H₂O₂/CaCl₂ agents, and via thermal oxidation in the presence of Ar and Ar/H₂O₂. X-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy have been used to structurally characterize the produced materials. The morphology changes on the titanium alloy surface were investigated using scanning electron microscopy. The bioactivity of the samples has been estimated by the analysis of the produced titania coatings' biocompatibility, and by the determination of their ability to reduce bacterial biofilm formation. The photoactivity of the produced nanocoatings was also analyzed, in order to determine the possibility of using titania coated implant surfaces in the sterilization process of implants. Photocatalytic activity was estimated using the methylene blue photodegradation kinetics, in the presence of UV light.

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nanofibersnanowiresthermal oxidationTi6Al4Vtitania

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PMID28441733
PMCPMC5408182

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