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Fabrication of titanium nanotubes array: phase structure, hydrophilic properties, and electrochemical behavior approach

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Surface modification of Ti is the point of interest to researchers due to its promising biomedical applications, especially in bone replacement surgery. In the current work, a new bioactive (Ti) implant surface was prepared for possible dental and orthopedic applications by anodization and heat treatment. Ti was anodized at sequential potential periods in NH4F/glycerol bath at different glycerol concentrations and, then annealed to form crystalline TiO2 nanotube, labeled (cry TNT). Then the (cry TNT) was dipped in 0.29 g l−1 CaCl2 solution to diffuse Ca2+ ions into its infrastructure. The phase, morphology, and chemical composition of the prepared surface modified with/or without Ca2+ ions were examined with X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) analysis. The bioactive stability of the surface was investigated via electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) in simulated body fluid solution (SBF) to investigate the effect of incorporation of Ca2+ ions to induce hydroxyapatite-like structure via the fitting process. In conclusion, 10% cry TNT surface with pore size 43 nm was found to bind to Ca2+ ions from the bulk solution to fill its pores resulting in an increase in the resistance from 78 to 118 kΩ. The produced new bioactive surface with its high hydrophilic properties represents a promising approach to design and fabricate innovative surfaces with high bonding ability for dental and orthopedic applications.

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The authors wish to acknowledge the National Research Centre (NRC) for financial support to this work as a part of the Grant (AR111905).

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Abdel-Karim, A.M., Fadlallah, S.A. Fabrication of titanium nanotubes array: phase structure, hydrophilic properties, and electrochemical behavior approach. J Appl Electrochem 52, 17–33 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10800-021-01618-1

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