Plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO) processing for light metals is known for decades and
has been established as a well-known industrial surface treatment offering a reasonable …

Most high load-bearing implants are metallic alloys which contain toxic chemical
components that might be released due to the corrosive environment of body fluids and load …

A clean and efficient way to overcome the limited supply of fossil fuels and the greenhouse
effect is the production of hydrogen fuel from sunlight and water through the …

Metallic implant materials possess adequate mechanical properties such as strength, elastic
modulus, and ductility for long term support and stability in vivo. Traditional metallic …

Sol–gel protective coatings have shown excellent chemical stability, oxidation control and
enhanced corrosion resistance for metal substrates. Further, the sol–gel method is an …

Bone tissue has an astonishing self-healing capacity yet only for non-critical size defects (<
6 mm) and clinical intervention is needed for critical-size defects and beyond that along with …

Inorganic–organic hybrid coatings by sol–gel process are very suitable for fighting corrosion.
Inorganic sols in hybrid coatings not only increase adhesion by forming chemical bonds …

Bioactive glasses are promising biomaterials for bone and tissue repair and reconstruction,
as they were shown to bond to both hard and soft tissues stimulating cells towards a path of …

The combined requirements imposed by the enormous scale and overall complexity of
designing new implants or complete organ regeneration are well beyond the reach of …

This work describes the development and characterization of coatings obtained by the sol–
gel technique, applied on stainless steel used in orthopaedic surgery. These coatings are …