Surface Activation and Pretreatments for Biocompatible Metals and Alloys Used in Biomedical Applications

<p>Variations of a metal surface at the impact point of a grain during sandblasting process. R: radius grain; <span class="nowrap"><svg height="9.20112pt" id="M11" style="vertical-align:-3.22717pt" version="1.1" viewbox="-0.0498162 -5.97395 10.216 9.20112" width="10.216pt" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,0,0)"><path d="M181 342V451C133 431 89 419 40 411V388C98 381 102 377 102 311V104C102 38 95 32 33 26V0H263V26C186 32 181 38 181 104V287C203 343 235 372 261 372C277 372 289 366 304 352C310 346 318 345 330 350C349 359 362 379 362 399C362 422 338 449 304 449C256 449 213 393 183 342H181Z"></path></g><g transform="matrix(.0091,0,0,-0.0091,4.823,3.132)"><path d="M523 0V30C483 33 455 48 422 83C390 115 285 234 266 263C309 314 327 333 351 357C388 392 414 404 483 415V444L273 435V405C320 400 321 392 302 364C285 339 256 300 233 277C218 262 201 250 170 243V710C130 697 73 680 22 675V647C85 642 89 637 89 570V107C89 44 83 35 14 30V0H244V30C179 35 170 41 170 107V214C176 216 181 217 186 217C194 217 203 212 216 196C273 129 333 54 384 -1L523 0Z"></path></g></svg>:</span> radius grain spike; <span class="nowrap"><svg height="9.26962pt" id="M12" style="vertical-align:-3.29567pt" version="1.1" viewbox="-0.0498162 -5.97395 8.87327 9.26962" width="8.87327pt" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,0,0)"><path d="M181 342V451C133 431 89 419 40 411V388C98 381 102 377 102 311V104C102 38 95 32 33 26V0H263V26C186 32 181 38 181 104V287C203 343 235 372 261 372C277 372 289 366 304 352C310 346 318 345 330 350C349 359 362 379 362 399C362 422 338 449 304 449C256 449 213 393 183 342H181Z"></path></g><g transform="matrix(.0091,0,0,-0.0091,4.823,3.132)"><path d="M327 325C324 350 312 408 304 433C283 442 256 451 213 451C120 451 59 391 59 320C59 243 125 210 188 181C237 158 266 136 266 93C266 52 231 24 195 24C134 24 93 81 74 148L42 143C42 106 51 37 59 23C78 8 125 -12 177 -12C257 -12 345 35 345 127C345 198 292 234 216 264C171 283 131 305 131 348C131 387 156 416 195 416C243 416 277 378 297 317L327 325Z"></path></g></svg>:</span> radius melting zone; <span class="nowrap"><svg height="9.26962pt" id="M13" style="vertical-align:-3.29567pt" version="1.1" viewbox="-0.0498162 -5.97395 8.28868 9.26962" width="8.28868pt" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><g transform="matrix(.013,0,0,-0.013,0,0)"><path d="M181 342V451C133 431 89 419 40 411V388C98 381 102 377 102 311V104C102 38 95 32 33 26V0H263V26C186 32 181 38 181 104V287C203 343 235 372 261 372C277 372 289 366 304 352C310 346 318 345 330 350C349 359 362 379 362 399C362 422 338 449 304 449C256 449 213 393 183 342H181Z"></path></g><g transform="matrix(.0091,0,0,-0.0091,4.823,3.132)"><path d="M303 37L293 66C280 59 256 49 231 49S173 63 173 143V396H281C294 404 298 428 287 439H173V575L158 577L92 509V439H46L17 408L22 396H92V107C92 27 128 -12 192 -12C203 -12 218 -9 237 2L303 37Z"></path></g></svg>:</span> radius texture disturbance [<a href="/journals/ijbm/2019/3806504/#B43">43</a>].</p>

International Journal of Biomaterials

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Figure 5: Surface Activation and Pretreatments for Biocompatible Metals and Alloys Used in Biomedical Applications 