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Anticorrosive, Antimicrobial, and Bioactive Titanium Dioxide Coating for Surface‐modified Purpose on Biomedical Material
A multifunctional titanium dioxide (TiO2) coating was used to provide anticorrosive, antimicrobial, and bioactive properties for the surface modification of biomedical materials because TiO2 has a stable bonding structure, photocatalytic characteristics, and negatively charged surfaces in nature. For successful deposition, an arc ion plating technique was adopted to deposit the TiO2 coating. The antimicrobial activity values of anatase‐TiO2‐coated stainless steel specimens against Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli were 3.0 and 2.5, respectively, which are far beyond the value designated in JIS Z2801:2000 industrial standard. TiO2 coatings on stainless steel also generate an increased (i.e., less negative) corrosion potential and decreased corrosion current in a sodium chloride solution, showing a reduced tendency and rate of substrate dissolution as well as a reduced coating of species into the electrolyte. In addition, TiO2 coatings, especially with rutile phase, satisfied the requirements for activating the biological property of a polymeric polyetheretherketone surface. Therefore, TiO2 is a promising surface modification for the biomedical materials used in surgical instruments and implants.
Part of the book: Application of Titanium Dioxide