<abstract xml:lang="en" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>This article reviews the various surface modification techniques pertaining to titanium and titanium alloys including physical treatment, mechanical treatment, and chemical and electrochemical treatment. The proper surface modification expands the use of titanium and its alloys in the biomedical field for long-term implants retaining the excellent properties of substrate material and improving the specific surface properties required by clinical applications.</p></abstract>

This article reviews the various surface modification techniques pertaining to titanium and titanium alloys including physical treatment, mechanical treatment, and chemical and electrochemical treatment. The proper surface modification expands the use of titanium and its alloys in the biomedical field for long-term implants retaining the excellent properties of substrate material and improving the specific surface properties required by clinical applications.

Surface modifications of ti and its alloys

Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Strength, Gdansk University of Technology, 80-952 Gdansk, Poland

Advances in Materials Science

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This article reviews the various surface modification techniques pertaining to titanium and titanium alloys including physical treatment, mechanical treatment,...

Surface modifications of ti and its alloys

Published Online: Jun 23, 2010

Page range: 29 - 42

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10077-010-0003-3

Keywords
bioactivity, osteoconductivity, osseointegration, surface modifications, titanium

This content is open access.

Surface modifications of ti and its alloys

Published Online: Jun 23, 2010

Page range: 29 - 42

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10077-010-0003-3

Keywordsbioactivity, osteoconductivity, osseointegration, surface modifications, titanium

This content is open access.

Keywords
bioactivity, osteoconductivity, osseointegration, surface modifications, titanium