Advances in multifunctional bioactive coatings for metallic bone implants

MP Nikolova, MD Apostolova - Materials, 2022 - mdpi.com
To fix the bone in orthopedics, it is almost always necessary to use implants. Metals provide
the needed physical and mechanical properties for load-bearing applications. Although …

Electron-beam surface treatment of metals and alloys: Techniques and trends

S Valkov, M Ormanova, P Petrov - Metals, 2020 - mdpi.com
During the last decades, electron-beam treatment technologies (EBTT) have been widely
used for surface modification of metals and alloys. The EBT methods are known as accurate …

Effect of Cu content on the wear resistant behavior of arc-sprayed laminated-structured Cu–TiN/TiO2 composite coating

L Wu, D Zhang, Z Jiang, B Zheng, Z Yu - Ceramics International, 2024 - Elsevier
The wear and corrosion effects in marine or coastal environments are critical issues that
seriously deteriorate the service performance of marine infrastructure. Thus, development of …

Fatigue-induced evolution of AISI 310S steel microstructure after electron beam treatment

S Konovalov, Y Ivanov, V Gromov, I Panchenko - Materials, 2020 - mdpi.com
Research was carried out to explore the effect of pulsed electron beam irradiation on the
behavior of structure and phase state in AISI 310S steel exposed to high-cycle fatigue. A 2.2 …

Formation mechanism of micro-and nanocrystalline surface layers in titanium and aluminum alloys in electron beam irradiation

S Nevskii, V Sarychev, S Konovalov, A Granovskii… - Metals, 2020 - mdpi.com
The reported study discusses the formation of micro-and nanocrystalline surface layers in
alloys on the example of Ti-Y and Al-Si-Y systems irradiated by electron beams. The study …

Synthesis and characterization of Ti-Ta-shape memory surface alloys formed by the electron-beam additive technique

M Ormanova, D Dechev, N Ivanov, G Mihai… - Coatings, 2022 - mdpi.com
The electron-beam cycling additive technique was proposed for the formation of shape
memory Ti-Ta coatings on titanium substrate. On a commercially pure Ti plate, Ta film with a …

Comparison of biocompatible coatings produced by plasma electrolytic oxidation on cp-Ti and Ti-Zr-Nb superelastic alloy

R Farrakhov, O Melnichuk, E Parfenov, V Mukaeva… - Coatings, 2021 - mdpi.com
The paper compares the coatings produced by plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO) on
commercially pure titanium and a novel superelastic alloy Ti-18Zr-15Nb (at.%) for implant …

Electrochemical, tribological and biocompatible performance of electron beam modified and coated Ti6Al4V alloy

M Nikolova, M Ormanova, V Nikolova… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Vacuum cathodic arc TiN coatings with overlaying TiO2 film were deposited on polished and
surface roughened by electron beam modification (EBM) Ti6Al4V alloy. The substrate …

Study on the process optimization and wear resistance of electron beam cladding AlCoCrFeNi coating on 253MA austenitic stainless steel surface

G Zhao, Y Zhang, H Zhao, J Li, H Li, L Ma - Materials Characterization, 2023 - Elsevier
This study employs a continuous scanning electron beam to deposit AlCoCrFeNi composite
cladding on the surface of 253MA austenitic stainless steel to enhance its surface properties …

Influence of Thickness on the Structure and Biological Response of Cu-O Coatings Deposited on cpTi

I Ilievska, V Ivanova, D Dechev, N Ivanov, M Ormanova… - Coatings, 2024 - mdpi.com
This work presents results on the influence of thickness on the structure and biological
response of Cu-O coatings deposited on commercially pure titanium (cpTi) substrates using …