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

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

Author(s): Aleksandra Jastrzębska
Subject(s): Review, Geography, Regional studies
Published by: Centrum Badań i Innowacji Pro-Akademia
Keywords: Ti6Al4V;anodic oxidation;antimicrobial properties

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.

  • Issue Year: 2018
  • Issue No: 26
  • Page Range: 21-27
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: English
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