Application-wise nanostructuring of anodic films on titanium: a review

Journal of Experimental Nanoscience

Volumn 10, Issue 17, 2015, Pages 1285-1308

  Diamanti, Maria Vittoria ^a   Ormellese, Marco ^a   Pedeferri, MariaPia ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

anodic films; functional oxides; surface nanostructuring; titanium oxide

Indexed keywords

METALLIC FILMS; MORPHOLOGY; OXIDE FILMS; PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SELF CLEANING SURFACES; TITANIUM OXIDES;

ANODIC FILMS; FUNCTIONAL OXIDES; NANO-STRUCTURING; NANOSTRUCTURED OXIDES; OXIDATION TREATMENTS; PHOTOCATALYTIC DEVICES; SURFACE NANOSTRUCTURING;

ANODIC OXIDATION;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; FLUORIDE ION; NANOMATERIAL; NANOTUBE; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BONE REGENERATION; CATALYST; CELL ADHESION; CELL INTERACTION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CORROSION; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CURRENT DENSITY; DIELECTRIC CONSTANT; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; ELECTRIC FIELD; HUMAN; ION CONDUCTANCE; LIGHT; MATERIAL COATING; MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL; NANOTECHNOLOGY; OSTEOBLAST; OSTEOSYNTHESIS MATERIAL; OXIDATION; OXYGEN EVOLUTION; PHOTOACTIVATION; PHOTOCATALYSIS; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAMAN SPECTROMETRY; SPACE; SURFACE AREA; THICKNESS; TOOTH IMPLANT; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 84942195892     PISSN: 17458080     EISSN: 17458099     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17458080.2014.999261     Document Type: Article

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