In Vitro Corrosion Studies of Surface Modified NiTi Alloy for Biomedical Applications

Table 1

Details of sample identification and surface treatment conditions.

Sample identification	Surface treatment
Bare NiTi	Mechanically polished NiTi alloy
EP20V	Mechanical polishing followed by electropolishing at 20 V
EP20VPIE	Mechanical polishing and electropolishing at 20 V followed by passivation treatment using saturated potassium periodate solution at 95°C for 1 h.