Both enhanced biocompatibility and antibacterial activity in Ag-decorated TiO2 nanotubes.

In this study, Ag is electron-beam evaporated to modify the topography of anodic TiO2 nanotubes of different diameters to obtain an implant with enhanced antibacterial activity and biocompatibility. We found that highly hydrophilic as-grown TiO2 nanotubes became poorly hydrophilic with Ag incorporat...

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Main Authors: Ming-Ying Lan, Chia-Pei Liu, Her-Hsiung Huang, Sheng-Wei Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3790793?pdf=render