Cervical cancer can be treated by surgical resection, chemotherapy, and/or radiation. Titanium biomaterials have been suggested as a tool to help in the local delivery of chemotherapeutic agents and/or radiation to cervical cancer sites. However, current titanium medical devices used for treating cervical cancer do not by themselves possess any anticancer properties; such devices act as carrier...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to determine the antibacterial properties of silver-doped titanium surfaces prepared with a novel electrochemical anodizing process. MATERIAL AND METHODS Titanium samples were anodized with a pulsed process in a solution of silver nitrate and sodium thiosulphate at room temperature with stirring. Samples were processed with different electrolyte concentrat...

Hybrid nanostructured arrays based on carbon nanotubes (CNT) and palladium or titanium dioxide materials have been synthesized using self-supported and silicon-supported anodized aluminum oxide (AAO) as nanoporous template. It is well demonstrated that carbon nanotubes can be grown using these membranes and hydrocarbon precursors that decompose at temperatures closer to 600°C without the use of...

The Cover Feature illustrates the set-up of a closed bipolar cell for anodization titanium foils towards TiO2 nanotube layers. By using this kind set-up, two sides foil can be anodized simultaneously in different electrolytes. layers with identical or dimensions thus formed on both foil. More information found Communication by H. Sopha et al.

One of the major limitations during titanium (Ti) implant osseointegration is poor cellular interactions at biointerface. In present study, combined effect recombinant human Bone Morphogenetic Protein-2 (rhBMP-2) and nanopatterned Ti6Al4V fabricated with Directed irradiation synthesis (DIS) investigated in vitro. This environmentally-friendly plasma uses ions to create self-organized nanostruct...

Titanium and its alloys have superior electrochemical properties compared to other alloy systems due the formation of a protective TiO2 film on metal surfaces. The ability generate oxide layer will depend upon type be used. aim this work was characterize corrosion behavior titanium Ti-CP2 Ti-6Al-2Sn-4Zr-2Mo, Ti-6Al-4V, Ti Beta-C. Samples were anodized in 1 M H2SO4 H3PO4 solutions with current d...

The morphology of titanium dioxide and titanium dioxide-tungsten trioxide nanocomposite films fabricated by anodizing in a glycerol solution containing 0.13 M NH4F and different quantity of Na2WO4 was investigated as a function of sodium tungstate concentrations. The effects of sodium tungstate concentration on the surface morphology were observed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). It was c...