Effect of Silicon, Titanium, and Zirconium Ion Implantation on NiTi Biocompatibility

<table>Diffraction patterns of the NiTi specimens from the side of the surface treated by different methods: (1) electropolished mirror NiTi-B surface; (2), (3), (4) NiTi-B surface implanted with Zr-(BG), Ti (BH), and Si (BJ) ion beams, respectively.</table>

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Figure 1: Effect of Silicon, Titanium, and Zirconium Ion Implantation on NiTi Biocompatibility 