Ti Alloys for Dental Implant Applications-Series II
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Biomaterials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 July 2022) | Viewed by 5030
Special Issue Editor
Interests: titanium alloys; implants; surface treatment; plasma electrolytic oxidation process; hybrid coatings; functional coatings; electrophoretic deposition; bioactivity; biocompatibility
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Titanium (Ti Grade 4) and Ti-6Al-4V alloy are widely used for the manufacture of dental implants due to their good biocompatibility. Novel titanium alloys, especially β-type titanium alloys and vanadium-free, are considered the future materials for dental implants. Thus, various manufacturing techniques are used to obtain biocompatible implants with the desirable mechanical properties. Various methods are available for the bioactivation of metal surface: plasma electrolytic oxidation, sol–gel methods, plasma spraying, ion implantation, electrophoretic deposition, chemical or physical vapor deposition, and the electro spinning or dip coating technique. Functional coatings can be designed for dental implant applications for human medicine and veterinary science, as well. Bioactive coatings should be composed only of biocompatible compounds and not from toxic corrosion or degradation products.
The following topics are within the scope of the Special Issue:
- Manufacturing of titanium-based dental implants;
- Surface treatment of dental implants made by commercially available and novel Ti alloys;
- Formation of bioactive, ceramic coatings on a titanium alloy surface;
- Enhancing antibacterial and antifouling properties of titanium alloy;
- Formation of hybrid, ceramic–polymer coatings on Ti implants;
- Characterization of Ti-based implants for dental applications, including biocompatibility analysis of implants and degradation of coatings in body fluids.
Dr. Alicja Kazek-Kęsik
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- dental implants
- titanium alloy
- bioactivity
- biocompatibility
- antibacterial properties
- surface modification
- ceramic coatings
- polymer coatings