This study was carried out to synthesize 1D inorganic nanostructure using an electrochemical method without any template and additives. Copper foils were anodized in a KOH bath and were tested for their antibacterial performance. After anodizing, the obtained samples were characterized by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) to determine the corresponding morphology an...

The purpose of the present study is to predict whole chromatic path traveled by colors glossy anodized titanium samples in every specular geometry. It based on measurements samples’ reflectance spectra a limited number geometries, which allow us obtain oxide layer structural parameters (thickness, refractive index), are then put into an optical model samples' A good color prediction performance...

Steel was anodized in 10 M NaOH to enhance its surface texture and internal surface area for application as an electrode in supercapacitors. A mechanism was proposed for the anodization process. Field-emission gun scanning electron microscopy (FEGSEM) studies of anodized steel revealed that it contains a highly porous sponge like structure ideal for supercapacitor electrodes. X-ray photoelectro...

By acetylene pyrolysis at 650 and 5508C, carbon nanotubes were synthesized successfully in porous alumina templates anodized in sulfuric and/or oxalic acid solution. For templates anodized in oxalic acid followed by boiling in distilled water, thermal decomposition of acetylene at 6508C in the pores results in the formation of carbon nanofibres. For templates anodized in sulfuric acid, only car...

AIM The purpose of this single case study was to evaluate the influence of different implant surfaces on human bone and osseointegration. METHODS AND MATERIALS A 47-year-old partially edentulous woman received two experimental implants along with conventional implant therapy. Experimental implants placed in the mandibular ramus consisted of machined and anodized surfaces, respectively. After ...

PURPOSE To examine the effects of anodization (surface coating) and reduction of internal Morse taper surface area on the reversal torque values of Straumann ITI dental implants and abutments. MATERIALS AND METHODS Eighty ITI solid screw implants were mated with corresponding 5.5-mm solid abutments. The assemblies were divided into 4 test groups of 20 specimens. All abutments were torque tigh...

OBJECTIVE To determine the effect of surface anodization on the interfacial strength between an orthodontic microimplant (MI) and the rabbit tibial bone, particularly in the initial phase after placement. METHODS A total of 36 MIs were driven into the tibias of 3 mature rabbits by using the self-drilling method and then removed after 6 weeks. Half the MIs were as-machined (n = 18; machined gr...

The purpose of this study was to optimize the thickness of anodizing Aluminum coatings processed under pulse current mode through the Design of Experiments (DOE) method. Thickness measurement, polarization and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy were employed to take Thickness and corrosion behaviors of the anodized coatings into consideration. Also, Field-emission scanning electron microsco...