Antibacterial Properties and Corrosion Resistance of the Newly Developed Biomaterial, Ti–12Nb–1Ag Alloy
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Preparation of Materials
2.2. Conditions for Heat Treatment
2.3. Preparation of Experimental Samples
2.4. Analysis of Antibacterial Properties
2.4.1. Antibacterial Assay of Experimental Samples
2.4.2. Bacterial Count
2.5. Electrochemical Analysis
2.6. Analysis of Microstructure
3. Results
3.1. E. coli Antibacterial Testing of Ti–12Nb–1Ag
3.2. Electrochemical Testing of Ti–12Nb–1Ag
3.3. Microstructural Analysis of the Ti–12Nb–1Ag Alloy
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Element | Ti | Nb | Ag | O | C | Si | N | Fe | Cr |
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Mass % | Bal. | 12.12 | 1.05 | 0.12 | 0.04 | 0.12 | 0.03 | 0.12 | 0.08 |
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Du, J.-K.; Chao, C.-Y.; Chiu, K.-Y.; Chang, Y.-H.; Chen, K.-K.; Wu, J.-H.; Wu, J.-N. Antibacterial Properties and Corrosion Resistance of the Newly Developed Biomaterial, Ti–12Nb–1Ag Alloy. Metals 2017, 7, 566. https://doi.org/10.3390/met7120566
Du J-K, Chao C-Y, Chiu K-Y, Chang Y-H, Chen K-K, Wu J-H, Wu J-N. Antibacterial Properties and Corrosion Resistance of the Newly Developed Biomaterial, Ti–12Nb–1Ag Alloy. Metals. 2017; 7(12):566. https://doi.org/10.3390/met7120566
Chicago/Turabian StyleDu, Je-Kang, Chih-Yeh Chao, Kuan-Yu Chiu, Yen-Hao Chang, Ker-Kong Chen, Ju-Hui Wu, and Juyn-Nan Wu. 2017. "Antibacterial Properties and Corrosion Resistance of the Newly Developed Biomaterial, Ti–12Nb–1Ag Alloy" Metals 7, no. 12: 566. https://doi.org/10.3390/met7120566