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Surface Modification, Functionalization and Characterization of Metallic Biomaterials
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Special Issue "Surface Modification, Functionalization and Characterization of Metallic Biomaterials"

A special issue of Metals (ISSN 2075-4701). This special issue belongs to the section "Biobased and Biodegradable Metals".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 January 2023) | Viewed by 3014

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Ana María Beltrán Custodio

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Department of Engineering and Materials Science and Transport, University of Seville (US), 41004 Seville, Spain
Interests: design; nanostructure and chemical studies by scanning-transmission electron microscopy techniques; biomaterials
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Dr. Belén Begines

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Department of Organic and Medicinal Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Seville. C/ Profesor Garcia Gonzalez, 2, 41012 Seville, Spain
Interests: polymer chemistry; biodegradable polymers; drug delivery systems; inkjet 3D printing; additive manufacturing
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The use of metallic biomaterials has been widely extended thanks to their mechanical properties and biocompatibility, which achieve a good balance with respect to natural tissues. The determination of the mechanical properties and the surface characteristics is required to optimize the selection of the metals and metallic alloys and the fabrication techniques for the final application.

However, metallic biomaterials can present poor biofunctional behavior, which can be overcome by the modification, functionalization and/or coating of the surface, to make it more attractive for cell adhesion and proliferation while minimizing bacteria-related infections.

This Special Issue collects works related to metallic biomaterials, from fabrication to surface modification to enhance the bifunctionality (in any of its aspects) and achieve a good balance.  

Dr. Ana María Beltrán Custodio
Dr. Belén Begines
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Metals is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • metallic biomaterials
  • coatings
  • surface modification
  • biofunctionalization
  • characterization
  • cell and/or bacteria behavior

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Editorial
Surface Modification, Functionalization and Characterization of Metallic Biomaterials
by
Ana M. Beltrán
and
Belén Begines
Metals 2022, 12(4), 667; https://doi.org/10.3390/met12040667 - 14 Apr 2022
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There is an increase in the demand for human implants for the complete or partial replacement of soft and/or hard human tissues due to different reasons, such as a higher life expectancy [...] Full article
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A Tribological Investigation of the Titanium Oxide and Calcium Phosphate Coating Electrochemical Deposited on Titanium
by
Adriana Santos
,
Jean Teixeira
,
Carlos Fonzar
,
Elidiane Rangel
,
Nilson Cruz
and
Paulo Noronha Lisboa-Filho
Metals 2023, 13(2), 410; https://doi.org/10.3390/met13020410 - 16 Feb 2023
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Titanium (Ti) and its alloys are widely used in biomedical applications due to their excellent mechanical properties and biocompatibility. However, they are a concern due to the possibility of cytotoxic effects coming from the degradation products. This degradation occurs by the combined action [...] Read more.
Titanium (Ti) and its alloys are widely used in biomedical applications due to their excellent mechanical properties and biocompatibility. However, they are a concern due to the possibility of cytotoxic effects coming from the degradation products. This degradation occurs by the combined action of corrosion and mechanical wear of these materials, which are released in the biological environment by the biomaterial implanted. The present article aims to investigate a new route to improve electrochemical and tribological performance with surface modification. Regarding the deposition of a protective layer on the surface, it consists of titanium oxide (TiO2) and calcium phosphate (CaP). Both coatings were performed by chronoamperometric methods with titanium oxidation at 1 V and calcium phosphate reduction at −1.5 V. The corrosion and tribocorrosion tests demonstrated the effective combination of TiO2 and CaP layer to protect the Ti substrate. Furthermore, this coating combination reduced corrosion degradation and mechanical wear in PBS, simulating a physiological environment. Additionally, it was observed that this combination of coating decreased the dissipated energy, and consequently, the wear decreased during sliding tests. All these findings indicate the protective behavior of the TiO2 and CaP layer during the tribocorrosion tests. Full article
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