Abstract

Surface modification, particularly coatings deposition, is beneficial to tissue-engineering applications. In this work, bioactive glass/zirconium titanate composite thin films were prepared by a sol-gel spin-coating method. The surface features of the coatings were studied by scanning electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy, and spectroscopic reflection analyses. The results show that uniform and sound multilayer thin films were successfully prepared through the optimization of the process variables and the application of carboxymethyl cellulose as a dispersing agent. Also, it was found that the thickness and roughness of the multilayer coatings increase nonlinearly with increasing the number of the layers. This new class of nanocomposite coatings, comprising the bioactive and inert components, is expected not only to enhance bioactivity and biocompatibility, but also to protect the surface of metallic implants against wear and corrosion. © 2013 Mozafari et al, publisher and licensee Dove Medical Press Ltd.

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Chemical and Biochemical Engineering

Publication Status

Open Access

Comments

National Science Foundation, Grant 0933763

Keywords and Phrases

Bioactive glass; Bone/dental applications; Microstructural properties; Spin-coating; Tissue engineering; Zirconium titanate

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

1178-2013; 1176-9114

Document Type

Article - Journal

Document Version

Final Version

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text

Language(s)

English

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© 2025 Taylor and Francis Group; Dove Press, All rights reserved.

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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 License

Publication Date

03 May 2013

PubMed ID

23641155

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