A study of the potentials achieved during mechanical abrasion and the repassivation rate of titanium and Ti6Al4V in inorganic buffer solutions and bovine serum

Electrochimica Acta

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 33-41

  Contu, F ^a   Elsener, B ^b,c   Bohni H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^c ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Anodic reaction; Bovine serum; Cathodic reaction; Repassivation rate; Ti6Al4V; Titanium

Indexed keywords

BODY FLUIDS; COBALT; CORROSION RESISTANCE; CURRENT DENSITY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; IMPLANTS (SURGICAL); OXIDATION; REACTION KINETICS;

ANODIC REACTION; BOVINE SERUM; CATHODIC REACTION; REPASSIVATION RATE; TI6AL4V;

TITANIUM ALLOYS;

EID: 6344282694     PISSN: 00134686     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2004.07.024     Document Type: Article

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