Research Article

Photochemical Surface Modification of Titanium Dioxide Nanotube-Coated Surfaces by Ag-Hydroxyapatite Compositions

Table 1

Elemental composition of the surface of the TiO2 NT disks before and after AgNO3 treatment, after growing Ag3PO4 microcrystals, and after photolysis of Ag3PO4 microcrystals obtained using EDS.

ElementUntreated (wt.%)After AgNO3 treatment (wt.%)After growing Ag3PO4 microcrystals (wt.%)After photolysis of Ag3PO4 microcrystals (wt.%)

Ti59.445.524.027.0
O36.145.164.672.1
Ag1.12.20.6
C4.55.28.5<0.1
P0.70.2