Heterostructured stainless steel: Properties, current trends, and future perspectives

L Romero-Resendiz, M El-Tahawy, T Zhang… - Materials Science and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The study of heterostructured materials (HSMs) answered one of the most pressing
questions in the metallurgical field:“is it possible to greatly increase both the strength and the …

[HTML][HTML] Recent design approaches, adhesion mechanisms, and applications of antibacterial surfaces

PC Uzoma, IIN Etim, BO Okonkwo, OS Olanrele… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Adhesion of bacteria on surfaces and the resultant biofilm formation is a great risk to human
health care services, food packaging and storage, and the marine industry. This has …

Biocompatibility, corrosion resistance and antibacterial activity of TiO2/CuO coating on titanium

X He, G Zhang, X Wang, R Hang, X Huang, L Qin… - Ceramics …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract In this work, TiO 2/CuO coating was prepared on titanium (Ti) by combination of
magnetron sputtering and annealing treatment. The microstructure, biocompatibility …

Effects of copper nanoparticles in porous TiO2 coatings on bacterial resistance and cytocompatibility of osteoblasts and endothelial cells

X Zhang, J Li, X Wang, Y Wang, R Hang… - Materials Science and …, 2018 - Elsevier
Copper (Cu) has garnered increasing interest due to its excellent antimicrobial activity and
important roles in human metabolism. Although the biological effects of Cu have been …

Preparation, antibacterial effects and corrosion resistant of porous Cu–TiO2 coatings

H Wu, X Zhang, Z Geng, Y Yin, R Hang, X Huang… - Applied Surface …, 2014 - Elsevier
Antibacterial TiO 2 coatings with different concentrations of Cu (Cu–TiO 2) were prepared by
micro-arc oxidation (MAO) on pre-sputtered CuTi films. The effect of Cu concentrations in …

Review of antibacterial activity of titanium-based implants' surfaces fabricated by micro-arc oxidation

X He, X Zhang, X Wang, L Qin - Coatings, 2017 - mdpi.com
Ti and its alloys are the most commonly-used materials for biomedical applications.
However, bacterial infection after implant placement is still one of the significant rising …

Improved corrosion resistance and biofilm inhibition ability of copper-bearing 304 stainless steel against oral microaerobic Streptococcus mutans

H Zhao, Y Sun, L Yin, Z Yuan, Y Lan, D Xu… - Journal of Materials …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract 304 stainless steel (SS) used as orthodontic wire during orthodontics faces the risk
of microbiologically influenced corrosion (MIC) due to diverse flora environment. Hereinto …

Microbiological influenced corrosion resistance characteristics of a 304L-Cu stainless steel against Escherichia coli

L Nan, D Xu, T Gu, X Song, K Yang - Materials Science and Engineering: C, 2015 - Elsevier
Cu-bearing antibacterial stainless steels have been gaining popularity in recent years due to
their strong antibacterial performances. However, only a few studies were reported for their …

SEM, EDS and XPS analysis of the coatings obtained on titanium after plasma electrolytic oxidation in electrolytes containing copper nitrate

K Rokosz, T Hryniewicz, D Matýsek, S Raaen, J Valíček… - Materials, 2016 - mdpi.com
In the paper, the Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) with Energy Dispersive X-ray
Spectroscopy (EDS) and X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) results of the surface …

Antibacterial durability and biocompatibility of antibacterial-passivated 316L stainless steel in simulated physiological environment

J Zhao, Z Zhai, D Sun, C Yang, X Zhang… - Materials Science and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Stainless steel (SS) has been widely applied as one of the most efficient implant metal
materials, although corrosion and infection in body environment are still challenging. Herein …