AFM and SEM characterization of non-toxic vanadium-free Ti alloys used as biomaterials

Applied Surface Science

Volumn 220, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 79-87

  Morant, C ^a   Lopez M F ^b   Gutierrez A ^a   Jimenez J A ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE CIENCIA DE MATERIALES DE MADRID   (Spain)

^c DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL METALLURGY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Atomic force microscopy; Biomaterials; Oxidation; Scanning electron microscopy; Titanium alloys

Indexed keywords

BIOMATERIALS; MORPHOLOGY; PROSTHETICS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SURFACES; THERMAL EFFECTS; TITANIUM ALLOYS;

SURFACE OXIDE LAYERS;

SURFACE STRUCTURE;

EID: 0142248359     PISSN: 01694332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-4332(03)00746-3     Document Type: Article

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