Plasma sprayed coatings composed of stoichiometric hydroxyapatite have been extensively
used to improve integration of metallic implants in the host bone, as hydroxyapatite (HA) is …

Bacterial infection caused by biomaterials is a very serious problem in the clinical treatment
of implants. The emergence of antibiotic resistance has prompted other antibacterial agents …

Recently, magnesium (Mg) and its alloys have attracted more attention because of their
biodegradability and fascinating mechanical properties in the medical field. However, their …

The deposition of thin films of bioactive materials is the most common approach to improve
the bone bonding ability of an implant surface. With this purpose, several wet and plasma …

In the present course of study, mirror-bright silver (Ag) coatings are electrodeposited via
pulse galvanostatic route from a cyanide-free thiosulphate-based bath containing …

Orthopedic infections pose severe societal and economic burden and interfere with the
capability of the implanted devices to integrate in the host bone, thus significantly increasing …

Different amounts of sodium hexametaphosphate (SHMP: Na 6 [(PO 3) 6]) has been used to
fill the defects and pores of arc thermal sprayed 15Al-85Zn coating. 73.39% porosity is …

Magnesium (Mg) is one of the abundant element on the earth and lightest metals with
hexagonal lattice structure. Mg-based alloys and its composites has significant attention in …

The treatment of infectious or potentially infective bone defects remains a major problem in
clinical practice. Silver has the ability to potentiate antibiotics against resistant bacterial …

A new technique was accepted to fill the porosity of Al coating applied by arc thermal spray
process to enhance corrosion resistance performance in artificial ocean water. The porosity …