One-step plasma electrolytic oxidation in Ti-30Nb-8Zr, Ti, and Nb surfaces

Titanium and its alloys, and Niobium are widely employed for implants. Their superficial properties are responsible for a suitable interaction between metal and tissue. A bioactive layer to resemble the bone structure can be generated by plasma electrolytic oxidation (PEO). This study aims to obtain bioactive hydroxyapatite (HAp) layers in one-step processing, characterizing and evaluating the resulting layers of pure titanium, Ti-30Nb-8Zr, and...