Abstract
Titania submicron-scale rod arrays were fabricated on metallic titanium (α-Ti) surfaces by coating a layer of sodium tetraborate on titanium substrates and subsequent thermal treatment. Thin-film X-ray diffraction analysis indicated that the sodium tetraborate gave rutile (TiO2: PDF# 21-1276) submicron-scale rod arrays. The rods in the arrays are parallel to each other in the grain of metallic titanium surface. The titania submicron-scale rod arrays deposited apatite within 7 days after being soaked in a simulated body fluid, indicating that the rod arrays exhibit in vitro bioactivity.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | AA6.9 |
| Pages (from-to) | 149-154 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings |
| Volume | 845 |
| Publication status | Published - 2005 |
| Event | Nanoscale Materials Science in Biology and Medicine - Boston, MA, United States Duration: Nov 28 2004 → Dec 2 2004 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Materials Science
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Mechanics of Materials
- Mechanical Engineering