Mechanical, tribological and electrochemical behavior of Zr-based ceramic thin films for dental implants

DF Zambrano, R Hernández-Bravo, A Ruden… - Ceramics …, 2023 - Elsevier
To determine the possibility of using new thin films architectures as biocompatible materials,
an experimental and computational study was performed to evaluate the mechanical …

Microstructure and mechanical characteristics of Ti-Ta alloys before and after NaOH treatment and their behavior in simulated body fluid

I Hulka, JC Mirza-Rosca, D Buzdugan, A Saceleanu - Materials, 2023 - mdpi.com
In the present study, the microstructure and mechanical properties of Ti-xTa (x= 5%, 15%,
and 25% wt. Ta) alloys produced by using an induced furnace by the cold crucible levitation …

Crystallinity evolution of spray pyrolyzed fluorapatite thin films by post-deposition treatment

S Al Khateeb, MJ Alley, JP Beck, S Jeyapalina… - Thin Solid Films, 2023 - Elsevier
The stability of fluorapatite (FAP) thin films, which is required for bone ingrowth in FAP-
coated bioimplants, improves with crystallinity. To investigate the crystallinity evolution of …