Analyses of antibacterial activity and cell compatibility of titanium coated with a Zr-C-N film.

The purpose of this study was to verify the antibacterial performance and cell proliferation activity of zirconium (Zr)-carbon (C)-nitride (N) coatings on commercially pure titanium (Ti) with different C contents.Reactive nitrogen gas (N(2)) with and without acetylene (C(2)H(2)) was activated by Zr...

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Main Authors: Yin-Yu Chang, Heng-Li Huang, Chih-Ho Lai, Jui-Ting Hsu, Tzong-Ming Shieh, Aaron Yu-Jen Wu, Chao-Ling Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3576381?pdf=render