Open AccessEffect of anodization and alkali-heat treatment on the bioactivity of titanium implant material (an in vitro study)
Author(s) -
Ramy Abdallah Abdelrahim,
Nadia Badr,
Kusai Baroudi
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of international society of preventive and community dentistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.476
H-Index - 14
eISSN - 2250-1002
pISSN - 2231-0762
DOI - 10.4103/2231-0762.183107
Subject(s) - materials science , titanium , anodizing , simulated body fluid , anatase , apatite , chemical engineering , titanium alloy , scanning electron microscope , surface roughness , alkali metal , alloy , oxide , energy dispersive x ray spectroscopy , fourier transform infrared spectroscopy , nuclear chemistry , titanium oxide , osseointegration , metallurgy , chemistry , composite material , implant , photocatalysis , organic chemistry , medicine , aluminium , surgery , engineering , catalysis
This study was aimed to assess the effect of anodized and alkali-heat surface treatment on the bioactivity of titanium alloy (Ti-6Al-4V) after immersion in Hank's solution for 7 days.