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Influence of the Micro-Arc Oxidation (MAO) Parameters on Surface Properties of the Hydroxyapatite and Hydroxyapatite - Carbon Nanotube Coatings Formed on the Ti13Nb13Zr Alloy Cover

Influence of the Micro-Arc Oxidation (MAO) Parameters on Surface Properties of the Hydroxyapatite and Hydroxyapatite - Carbon Nanotube Coatings Formed on the Ti13Nb13Zr Alloy

Open Access
|Sep 2025

Abstract

MAO processing of titanium biomaterials for long-term implants forms oxide layers resistant to mechanical stresses during surgery, making them among the best surface modifications. Bioactivity can be enhanced using electrolytes with calcium, phosphate, or apatite; mechanical and corrosion properties can be improved by adding other compounds. This study examines effects of voltage, current, deposition time, hydroxyapatite (HA) and multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) in the electrolyte on Ti13Nb13Zr alloy surface properties. Methods included SEM, EDS, profilometry, hardness, corrosion, and wettability tests. CNTs improved mechanical properties, reduced corrosion resistance, slightly affected wettability. Voltage controlled plasma oxidation intensity; current affected ion/molecule mass flux.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/adms-2025-0014 | Journal eISSN: 2083-4799 | Journal ISSN: 1730-2439
Language: English
Page range: 38 - 52
Submitted on: Jul 14, 2025
Accepted on: Sep 10, 2025
Published on: Sep 26, 2025
Published by: Gdansk University of Technology
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

© 2025 Beata Majkowska-Marzec, Joanna Sypniewska, Magdalena Jażdżewska, Katarzyna Suchwałko, Marta Ciecierska, Juan Pablo Fernandez Hernan, published by Gdansk University of Technology
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