CAN TITANIUM ANODIZATION LEAD TO THE FORMATION OF ANTIMICROBIAL SURFACES?
CAN TITANIUM ANODIZATION LEAD TO THE FORMATION OF ANTIMICROBIAL SURFACES?

Summary/Abstract: In recent years, there has been observed a growing need for novel, multifunctional materials that would notonly replace, but also healthe damaged tissues. In this paper, the titanium dioxide films manufactured byanodic oxidation method are investigated. The study of their structurization and antimicrobial properties ofthe coatings is presented. Samples anodized in water solutions of ethyleneglycol exhibited various character-from structurized to porous ones. As the study revealed, all samples acted anti-adhesive in terms of bacterial(Escherichia coli) and fungal (Candida albicans) surface colonisation.

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