Calcium and Zinc Containing Bactericidal Glass Coatings for Biomedical Metallic Substrates

The present work presents new bactericidal coatings, based on two families of non-toxic, antimicrobial glasses belonging to B2O3–SiO2–Na2O–ZnO and SiO2–Na2O–Al2O3–CaO–B2O3 systems. Free of cracking, single layer direct coatings on different biomedical metallic substrates (titanium alloy, Nb, Ta, and...

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Main Authors: Leticia Esteban-Tejeda, Luis A. Díaz, Catuxa Prado, Belén Cabal, Ramón Torrecillas, José S. Moya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-07-01
Series:International Journal of Molecular Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/15/7/13030