ArticleJournal of functional biomaterials2025
Multilayer Ti-Cu Oxide Coatings on Ti6Al4V: Balancing Antibacterial Activity, Mechanical Strength, Corrosion Resistance, and Cytocompatibility.
Stefan Valkov, Maria P Nikolova, Tanya V Dimitrova, Maria Elena Stancheva, Dimitar Dechev, Nikolay Ivanov, Yordan Handzhiyski, Andreana Andreeva, Maria Ormanova, Angel Anchev and 1 more
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Stefan ValkovInstitute of Electronics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 72 Tzarigradsko Chaussee Blvd., 1784 Sofia, Bulgaria.ORCID 0000-0003-0416-0549 Maria P NikolovaDepartment of Material Science and Technology, University of Ruse "Angel Kanchev", 8 Studentska Str., 7017 Ruse, Bulgaria.ORCID 0000-0002-0597-7799 Tanya V DimitrovaRoumen Tsanev Institute of Molecular Biology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. Georgi Bonchev Str., Bl. 21, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria.
Maria Elena StanchevaRoumen Tsanev Institute of Molecular Biology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. Georgi Bonchev Str., Bl. 21, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria.
Dimitar DechevInstitute of Electronics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 72 Tzarigradsko Chaussee Blvd., 1784 Sofia, Bulgaria.
Nikolay IvanovInstitute of Electronics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 72 Tzarigradsko Chaussee Blvd., 1784 Sofia, Bulgaria.
Yordan HandzhiyskiRoumen Tsanev Institute of Molecular Biology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. Georgi Bonchev Str., Bl. 21, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria.ORCID 0000-0002-8248-0524 Andreana AndreevaFaculty of Physics, Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski", 5 James Bourchier Blvd, 1164 Sofia, Bulgaria.ORCID 0000-0002-7550-6546 Maria OrmanovaInstitute of Electronics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 72 Tzarigradsko Chaussee Blvd., 1784 Sofia, Bulgaria.
Angel AnchevDepartment of Material Science and Mechanics of Materials, Technical University of Gabrovo, 4 H. Dimitar Str., 5300 Gabrovo, Bulgaria.ORCID 0000-0003-4012-7236 Margarita D ApostolovaRoumen Tsanev Institute of Molecular Biology, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Acad. Georgi Bonchev Str., Bl. 21, 1113 Sofia, Bulgaria.ORCID 0000-0001-7188-506X Funding
Bulgarian National Science Fund KП-06-H67-5 (2022)
6 · The paper itselfAbstract
Titanium alloys are widely used for biomedical implants, but their performance is limited by wear, corrosion, and susceptibility to bacterial colonisation. To overcome these drawbacks, multilayer Ti-Cu oxide coatings were deposited on Ti6Al4V substrates using direct current magnetron sputtering. Two multilayer architectures (6 × 2 and 12 × 2 TiO
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antibacterial propertiesCuO–TiO2 thin filmscytocompatibilityelectrochemical behaviourmagnetron sputteringmetallothioneinmultilayer coatingsPVD coatingssurface engineeringTi6Al4V
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