Research Article

Improved Bonding Strength of Hydroxyapatite on Titanium Dioxide Nanotube Arrays following Alkaline Pretreatment for Orthopedic Implants

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(a) Bonding strengths of HA coating on Ti, ATi, and P-ATi (with 0.5 M NaOH pretreatment). value was calculated using one-way ANOVA; , . (b) Nomenclature of specimen components and classification of failure location for the shear testing. (c) Light microscopy images of three types of failure for the tensile testing (HA coating on 5°C, +35/−4 V ATi; HA coating on 25°C, +20/−4 V ATi and Ti): (I) cohesive, (II) combination of cohesive and adhesive, and (III) adhesive force.
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